The University of California needs more time to study whether it can move forward with allowing the hiring of undocumented students for campus jobs, system President Michael Drake said during Thursday’s meeting of the board of regents. Drake’s comments were disappointing to undocumented students who hoped UC would decide this month to begin permitting the hiring.
In May, UC created a working group to consider a proposal to allow the hiring of those students and gave the committee a Nov. 30 deadline to complete a report on the issue and direct Drake on how to move forward. UC took that step after a coalition of undocumented students and their supporters, the Opportunity for All Campaign, lobbied UC to allow the hiring of undocumented students, arguing that it is legal for UC to do so.
It’s possible UC could still allow the hiring of those students, but that decision won’t be made by the original Nov. 30 deadline, with Drake on Thursday citing “numerous” legal considerations. “We will continue in the coming days and weeks to work on these issues. Our conversations to date have shown how complex and delicate this issue is, and how critical it is for the University of California to get this right. The legal considerations are numerous, and after several discussions with the stakeholders involved, we’ve concluded that it is in everyone’s best interest to study the matter further,” Drake said...
Full article at https://edsource.org/updates/uc-needs-more-time-to-study-potential-hiring-of-undocumented-students.
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