"Gov. Jerry Brown signed a trio of immigration-related measures Monday, including one removing the word “alien” from California’s labor code because it is seen as a disparaging term for those not born in the United States. Brown also signed into law legislation...
"We grant Hong Yen Chang posthumous admission as an attorney and counselor at law in all courts of the state of California. ... it is past time to acknowledge that the discriminatory exclusion of Chang from the State Bar of California was a grievous wrong...
" As advocates rally across the nation today to urge Congress to adopt comprehensive immigration reform, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed legislation to enhance school, workplace and civil protections for California’s hardworking immigrants. “While Washington...
CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs AB 2189, legislation that allows undocumented immigrants granted Deferred Action status by the federal government to obtain driver's licenses (SACRAMENTO BEE). • CALIFORNIA Gov. Brown vetoes AB 1081, which would have...
"A new study of Southern California trends to be released next week shows immigration has meant less crime and stable home values in the region. The finding is one of many from a new University of California Irvine report. The first Southern California...
"For all the companies in the state joining E-Verify, however, hundreds of thousands have not, and agriculture is among the least represented industries, according to a list of E-Verify users obtained by this newspaper." - S an Jose Mercury News, Oct...
"An ICE investigation last spring uncovered 61 undocumented workers from Mexico and Central America at Matsuda's – 60 percent of its full-time staff, including the company's longtime foreman. In the middle of Easter rush – the busiest season of the...
" Last spring , ImmigrationProf reported on the efforts of UC Davis law students to seek the posthumous admission of Hong Yen Chang to the California State Bar. More than a century ago, Chang was denied the opportunity to practice law in California because...
"A California appellate court Friday reversed the verdict against a former factory worker who lost his "popcorn lung" case, finding the lower court made a crucial mistake when it informed the jury that the plaintiff was in the country illegally....
"Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued an information bulletin to California law enforcement agencies that provides updated information on their responsibilities and potential liability for complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
"Dunn said the new unit would be “fully engaged from day one,” focusing on complaints from consumers about notarios and immigration consultants." - Cal. Bar Journal, Feb. 2014 .
"This manual is designed for noncitizen prisoners in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Thus, the manual is addressed to people who are currently serving criminal sentences of longer than one year and who have...