New University | 15/07/2024 Opportunity For All Act for undocumented student workers passes California Senate Education Committee The California Senate Education Committee passed AB 2586, the Opportunity For All Act, in a 5-1 vote on July 3. If enacted into law, the bill would make it so California public universities would be able to hire students for campus jobs regardless of immigration and work authorization status, with an exception for positions where work authorization is explicitly required by federal law.
CBS 8 | 11/07/2024 Undocumented college students in California may be eligible to work on campus if Gov. signs bill San Diego Assemblymember David Alvarez authored AB 2586. It was approved by the Assembly and is now on its way to Senate committees.
La Opinion | 26/06/2024 Estudiantes indocumentados piden que los dejen trabajar en colegios y universidades públicas Avanza proyecto de ley en Sacramento para darles igualdad de oportunidades laborales en las instituciones de educación superior públicas de California
Telemundo | 24/06/2024 Estudiantes indocumentados protestan por oportunidades laborales en el Capitolio Los manifestantes se reunieron para apoyar el proyecto de ley AB2586 y exigieron más oportunidades de trabajo sin importar el estatus legal.
Haas Jr. | 12/06/2024 A Pathway to Opportunity Beyond DACA Jenny Kim graduated from UC Irvine in 2020 and will enroll in the fall in UCLA’s Master of Public Policy program. But Kim’s path through college and her journey to a secure and stable life and career have been complicated by one salient fact: she is undocumented and is not eligible for a work permit and deportation relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Daily Nexus | 30/05/2024 UC News Opportunity for All bill passed by State Assembly, awaiting Senate deliberations
The Latin Times | 29/05/2024 New California Bill May Allow Undocumented Students Without Work Permits To Get Campus Jobs A bill introduced in the California legislature might allow undocumented students at public colleges or universities to work on campuses without having a work permit or legal immigrant status.
Newsweek | 29/05/2024 California Wants to Change the Law for Thousands of Migrants On May 22, the California Assembly passed Bill 2586, known as the Opportunity for All Act, providing equal access to employment opportunities for all students, regardless of their immigration status, at the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges (CCC) campuses.
The Orange County Register | 28/05/2024 California legislators could allow students without legal immigrant status to work on campuses A bill working its way through the California Legislature seeks to allow any undocumented student at a public college or university to work an on-campus job, even without a work permit.
NBC 7 | 23/05/2024 State Assembly bill would allow undocumented students to work at colleges State Assemblyman David Alvarez, who represents Chula Vista, believes undocumented students should have the right to work on campus. His Opportunity for All Act passed in the state Assembly 59-4 and moves now to the state Senate.
Cal Matters | 15/05/2024 College campuses can’t hire undocumented students. How that might change in California In January, the University of California Board of Regents broke the hearts of undocumented students by halting a proposal to allow them to work on campus. A few days later, David Alvarez had a plan.
New Times | 09/05/2024 New legislation would help undocumented college students apply for on-campus employment Undocumented college students across all California university campuses could be given the opportunity to apply for on-campus jobs through a new piece of legislation. Assembly Bill 2586—the Opportunity for All Act—aims to provide equal access to campus employment opportunities for all students regardless of their immigration status, according to Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego), who introduced the bill.