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In 2013, California removed the proof of legal presence requirement to obtain a state issued driver licenses when California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) into law. [15] [16] Currently still known under its bill number, AB 60 removes the legal proof requirement in California to apply for a state issued driver's licenses. [11]
Aside from the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, there was no applicable deportation law in the United States until an 1882 statute specifically geared towards Chinese immigrants. [1] The Alien and Sedition Acts gave the President of the United States the power to arrest and subsequently deport any alien that he deemed dangerous. [5]
California Proposition 187 (also known as the Save Our State (SOS) initiative) was a 1994 ballot initiative to establish a state-run citizenship screening system and prohibit illegal immigrants from using non-emergency health care, public education, and other services in the State of California. Voters passed the proposed law at a referendum on ...
In a move some believe is forgiving illegal activity and others say is practical in an imperfect world, undocumented immigrants in California can register for a drivers license starting Friday.
In 1996, Congress debated two immigration bills, one focused on limiting legal immigration and another on illegal immigration. [46] The legal immigration reform bills failed to pass, while the illegal immigration bill was passed in the form of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
The California Alien Land Law of 1920 continued the 1913 law while filling many of its loopholes. Among the loopholes filled were that the leasing of land for a period of three years or less was no longer allowed; owning of stock in companies that acquired agricultural land was forbidden; and guardians or agents of ineligible aliens were required to submit an annual report on their activities.
Assembly Bill 1840, which was approved by both chambers of the Democrat-controlled California Legislature last month, sought to grant undocumented immigrants access to the state’s taxpayer ...
A California lawmaker is leading the charge to make undocumented residents eligible for a popular state-backed home loan program, weeks before it gives out another $250 million in down payment ...