After immigration reform supporters in New Jersey accused him of breaking his campaign promise, Governor Chris Christie signed his state's version of the DREAM Act today. "Shame on all of you who accused me and others of playing politics with this issue," Christie
said yesterday at a press conference announcing that the parties had reached a deal in the legislature. He went on to demand an apology from people who accused him backpedaling on the issue. Christie
had vetoed a previous version of the bill, noting that it provided for more taxpayer funding than the federal version of the DREAM Act. He said that while he supports "tuition equality," he could not work with the bill as it stood. This prompted the New Jersey
Star-Ledger to accuse him of "
roll[ing] over Latinos" after winning their vote during the gubernatorial campaign.