The issue of UC hiring undocumented students has potentially been revived by the legislature. As blog readers will know, the Regents - after considering the issue in a special committee over several months - ultimately effectively killed the proposal on grounds of legal risk. From the Sacramento Bee:
The push to allow California universities and colleges to employ undocumented students without legal work permits is moving forward with the support of some California lawmakers. Assemblyman David Alvarez, D-San Diego, introduced historic legislation this week that would direct the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges systems to employ these students who often struggle to secure paid, on-campus jobs, internships and research opportunities.* “They’re unable to use their talents to work, so this bill is just focused on giving those young people that opportunity,” Alvarez said in an interview with The Sacramento Bee...
Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article285577557.html.
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*The bill is at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2586.
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