Supporters of DREAM Act wait for a decision

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Supporters of the California DREAM act gathered this morning to urge Governor Jerry Brown to sign the bill into law. If the bill passes, undocumented college students in California would be eligible for publicly-funded financial aid.

Conrado Terrazas says the bill has widespread backing.

"We have very strong support from people in labor, business,the education community and non-profit sectors," he says. "I think we're looking forward to [Jerry Brown] showing leadership on this as he did with AB131, and to sign it."

But not all believe the DREAM Act would be a good thing.

Assembly member Tim Donnelly (CA-59) says the bill would be counterproductive.

"The only thing they're doing is passing bills to undo the safety net and increase and create more incentives for illegal immigration," he said in a television interview.

The Center for Immigration Studies says this act would affect 1 million students.

Additional reporting by Alex Norwick.