Well, the answer is this:
1. In After Effects CS6 every vector file (.ai and .eps), can be imported and converted into a shape layer: Second click > “Create Shapes from Vector Layer”. Yes! Now it’s possible.
2. Can you import text from Illustrator? Yes, it’s possible an more easy. In illustrator, double click on the text > select it all > ctrol+c (cmd+c), go to After Effects > Create a new text > ctrol+v (cmd+v) it will paste text and format from Illustrator file.
Regards.
Alejandro Piñero Amerio