The California Supreme Court ruled today that students at UC schools can continue to benefit from AB-540, which grants in-state tuition status to graduates of California high schools as long as they attended a California high school for at least three years. This is a welcome ruling, even if it is only a small step [...]
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Et Tu, NYT?
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments · AS, Immigration, Law and Justice
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More Anti-Immigrant Ordinances
June 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · AS, Immigration, Supreme Court
This week, Fremont, Nebraska residents passed a local anti-immigrant measure that aims to ban hiring or renting to “illegal immigrants.” Unlike the laws passed in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Farmers Branch, Texas, this law was enacted by voter referendum. Otherwise, though, the law is pretty similar to its predecessors — it requires local employers to use [...]
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