Dream Act supporters in Texas and New York are fighting for young immigrants, but the two groups are facing different challenges.

In Texas, the existing Dream Act is being threatened by new state leaders entering a new legislative session; but this is not a new challenge to those who support the act, as they have previously faced opposition.

About 60 met up on Jan. 14 to show support for the legislative act, which grants immigrants who have resided in Texas for three years the ability pay in-state tuition for college, according to the Texas Tribune.

The Texas law was passed in 2001, and it has faced many critics.

Some believe it is unfair that immigrants can pay in-state tuition but that American citizens who live outside of Texas do not get the same benefit.

State Rep. Jonathan Strickland, R-Bedford, and Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick are against the act.

Meanwhile, State Rep. Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, who knows first hand what the Dream Act can mean to a person, explained why she believes the law is important, saying the act, as well as the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, can help young adults.

Although previous moves to repeal the act have not gone through, Gov.-elect Greg Abbott has said he is not opposed to revoking the law. He told KXAN that the Texas Dream Act is "flawed" and needs to be reworked.

"The way the law is written is students who are applying for in-state tuition under that law must be making progress toward establishing legal status," he said. "There are absolutely no rules or regulations establishing whether they are fulfilling the law as it is written. At a minimum, the law has to be fixed."

Almost a year ago, the Dream Act failed to pass in New York, according to the New York Daily News.

New Yorkers are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to come through with his campaign promise. During his election night speech, Cuomo said the Dream Act, which has been twice rejected in New York, would be passed in 2015.

Cuomo is expected to speak about the act in the coming week.

On Saturday, advocates met outside Cuomo's office in Hicksville, according to News 12, and in December, supporters of the act gathered in front of his Manhattan office.

"We won't be used as political pawns to win campaigns," Dominique Hernandez, a field organizer with New York State Youth Leadership Council, told Latin Post in December. "The governor must live up to his promise to see the New York Dream Act put into action by including the bill in his executive budget."