LAist | 24/04/2024 The Push To Let Undocumented Students Work On Campus Continues This year, California legislators introduced a bill that would allow undocumented college students to work jobs on campus. Given an undocumented student's inability to provide proof of federal work authorization, those attending school can have difficulty affording their education since their ability to get work is more limited. The legislation follows a motion brought to the UC Board of Regents, which was suspended due to concern about its legality given the complexity of federal authorization.
LAist | 24/04/2024 UC Pledged To Let Undocumented Students Get Jobs, Then Changed Course. What Happened, And What’s Next UCLA student Jeffry Umaña Muñoz urges U.C. Regents at their March 15, 2023 meeting to adopt plan to open university jobs to students who are undocumented.
The Sacramento Bee | 24/04/2024 California’s Latino lawmakers choose priority bills for 2024. Here are their top issues. Assemblyman David Alvarez, D-San Diego, and Cervantes also presented legislation that would open up historic opportunities for undocumented students at California universities and colleges. Alvarez’s legislation, AB 2586, would direct the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges systems to open up employment to undocumented students without legal work permits.
Daily Bruin | 21/04/2024 This Week: April 19 Features and Student Life Editor Dylan Winward joins the show to discuss the Opportunity for All campaign.
Daily Bruin | 14/04/2024 Opportunity for All advances in state legislature with new bill A new bill passed through the state assembly committee Tuesday could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for students without legal immigrant status in the UC.
EdSource | 10/04/2024 New bill in California legislature would allow undocumented college students to work on campus “This bill will put an end to the separate-but-equal educational system that still operates in California’s university systems. As AB 2586 recognizes, the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges have the legal authority to hire any of their students, regardless of immigration status,” said Ahilan Arulanantham, faculty co-director at the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law, in a press release.
The Daily Californian | 10/04/2024 Opportunity for All Act to Pass State Committee After Dozens Turn Out in Support A committee in the California State Assembly passed the Opportunity For All Act, which advocates for equitable access to campus employment opportunities for students regardless of immigration status, with a vote of 8-2 on Tuesday.
Telemundo 20 San Diego | 16/02/2024 Presentan ley para que estudiantes indocumentados trabajen legalmente en California David Álvarez, un asambleísta de San Diego presentó una propuesta para que los alumnos puedan trabajar legalmente, sin importar su estatus migratorio.
The Guardian | 27/12/2023 ‘Broken’ US labor laws could hamper union wins for workers, experts warn California is the first and only place where employees are getting critical info about their data, UC Berkeley Labor Center Director Annette Bernhardt told the board during public comment ahead of the vote, and recent amendments threaten to deprive workers of agency over algorithmic tools.
Los Angeles Times | December 22, 2023 Thirty years ago, Time magazine asked if L.A. was ‘going to hell.’ Are we there yet?