LPB Network | 13/09/2024 New study shows large drop in undocumented college students at California universities, decline of DACA is most likely explanation The results of the new study are especially timely given the policy debate around AB 2586 (David Alvarez—San Diego), Opportunity for All Act, which the California Legislature recently passed. The bill awaits the signature or veto of Governor Newsom. AB 2586 would provide equal access to employment opportunities for all students, regardless of their immigration status, at the University of California, California State University, and California community colleges. Section IV of the Kidder & Johnson study reviews Opportunity for All campaign, which claims that public universities may lawfully employ undocumented students.
Diverse | 13/09/2024 Petitioning for the Right to Work Undocumented students in California’s higher education system may soon be able to get a job in California’s public universities and colleges.
Spectrum News 1 | 07/09/2024 Grad student hopeful Gov. Newsom signs bill that would allow him to work on-campus job When he was a two-and-a-half-year-old, Jeffry Umaña Muñoz moved to America as an undocumented immigrant alongside his mother from El Salvador. Since then, his family has faced many challenges in getting established, but he has been breaking barriers in every way he can.
EdSource | 05/09/2024 Students march to ask Newsom to sign bill for undocumented student jobs Undocumented students and supporters are marching today in Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would allow students to be employed in public university jobs, regardless of their immigration status.
ABC 10 | 05/09/2024 ‘Opportunity for all’: Student rally urges Newsom to sign bill allowing undocumented students to work on campus "Newsom, Newsom, we aren't tired! We won't stop until we're hired!" was just one of the chants echoed loudly through the streets of downtown Sacramento Thursday by hundreds of college students all across California.
Capital | 28/08/2024 California podría contratar estudiantes universitarios indocumentados Un nuevo proyecto de ley en California podría permitir que estudiantes universitarios indocumentados trabajen en campus sin necesidad de permisos laborales, estando a la espera de la firma del gobernador Gavin Newsom.
El Tempo Mundo | 28/08/2024 A ún a la espera de la rma del gobernador Gavin Newsom, el cual podría vetar o aprobarlo a nes de septiembre, la Legislatura de California aprobó recientemente un proyecto para permitir al estado contratar a estudiantes universitarios indocumentados, brindándoles una posibilidad única ante la falta de oportunidades en el mercado laboral.
Insight into Diversity | 28/08/2024 CA Bill Supports Jobs for Undocumented Students California lawmakers have passed groundbreaking legislation that could dramatically change the landscape for undocumented students attending public universities in the state.
CalMatters | 28/08/2024 Which 2024 California bills will Gavin Newsom sign into law? AB 2586 by Assemblymember David Alvarez, a Democrat from Chula Vista, would make California the first state in the nation to allow public colleges and university students who are undocumented to work at their campuses. The bill is based on a novel legal theory, first proposed by UCLA law professors, that argues that the 1986 federal law that bars undocumented residents from working doesn’t apply to state employers. About 60,000 students at California’s community colleges, California State University and the University of California could benefit starting Jan. 6 if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it.
The Latin Times | 27/08/2024 Bill allowing California’s public universities to employ undocumented students heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk California is on the verge of becoming the first state to require public universities to hire undocumented students without legal work permits.
Fresno Bee | 27/08/2024 California podría ser el primer estado en contratar estudiantes universitarios indocumentados en el campus según nuevo proyecto de ley
Politico | 26/08/2024 Gavin Newsom to weigh first-in-the-nation policy on hiring undocumented college students The legislation would test federal law and help Californians who are ineligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.