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Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses?
- Assembly Bill 713 by Assemblymember José Luis Solache prohibits California public colleges, including University of California, California State University, and community colleges, from disqualifying students without legal status from campus jobs.
- Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill in 2024 due to concerns that employing students without legal status might provoke the Trump administration to withhold up to $17 billion in federal funds from universities.
- A state appellate court ruled that the University of California's argument about federal lawsuits was an abuse of discretion under state anti-discrimination laws.
- Supporters argue that hiring students without legal status on campuses does not increase their risk of immigration enforcement, and that federal laws banning employers from hiring undocumented workers do not apply to state employers.
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Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Is this the year that Gov. Gavin Newsom allows students without legal status to legally work at California’s public colleges and universities? A state bill with wide support from Democrats but opposed by Republicans seeks to do just that by adopting an untested […] The post Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses? app…
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