BINGHAMTON – Senator Fred Akshar (R) is lashing out at his Democratic colleagues in Albany for a decision to close the Excelsior Scholarship application for college bound students while keeping free tuition applications open to undocumented immigrants.

Akshar says state officials have continued to field NYS DREAM Act applications from illegal citizens while citizen students' Excelsior applications have been put on hold by New York's dominantly Democratic legislature.

“Who do they think they work for?” said Akshar. “In the midst of a crippling pandemic, why on earth would Albany’s One Party Rule slam the door in the face of law-abiding citizens and their families, only to leave it open for undocumented and illegal immigrants?”