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Supreme Court Upholds California Law On Immigrant College Tuition Fees
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday left in place a California law that allows undocumented immigrants who attended state high schools to pay in-state fees instead of higher nonresident...
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Bay Area Restaurant Owner Gets Prison Term For Hiring Illegal Immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – The owner of a San Francisco Bay area restaurant chain has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for hiring illegal immigrants. Besides the 41 months in...
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Sen. Boxer Backs Obama’s Deferred Action Program For Childhood Immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer backs a new policy which could impact the lives of almost two million young people living in the United States illegally which goes...
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Paperwork Will Create Lengthy Process For Illegal Immigrants Seeking...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Thousands of undocumented immigrants, eligible to receive California driver’s licenses under the president’s deferred action program, are being told the process could take several...
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Labor Rights Week Targets Bay Area Immigrant Workers
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — The Consul Generals from Mexico, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua joined federal, state and local officials at San Francisco’s Mexican Consulate Monday to...
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Santa Clara County Explores Issuing Government ID Cards
SANTA CLARA COUNTY (KCBS) – Santa Clara County is the most recent agency to explore issuing government ID cards, those that are targeted specifically for people who often have trouble obtaining other...
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Gov. Brown Signs Bill Allowing Driver Licenses For Some Illegal Immigrants
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Some illegal immigrants could get California driver licenses under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown announced Sunday that he has signed AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil...
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Calif. Immigrant Advocates Say Licenses Not Enough, Blast Brown Vetoes
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown may have approved a bill allowing some illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses, but it wasn’t good enough for some immigrant advocates. Instead of cheering...
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Immigrant Groups Welcome California DMV Report On Unlicensed Drivers
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – Immigrant advocates are welcoming a California study that found unlicensed drivers are the most hazardous motorists on the road, saying it supports their longstanding argument...
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Oakland Begins Process Of Issuing Municipal ID, Debit Cards
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Oakland Mayor Jean Quan on Friday hailed her city’s first step in issuing municipal identification cards as an important step in “fighting for more equity and justice in our country...
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3 Illegal Immigrants Charged With Running NorCal Brothels
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Federal authorities say three illegal immigrants have been charged with operating five Central Valley brothels that used other illegal immigrants as prostitutes. Officials say...
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California Voters Overwhelmingly Back Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – Nine in 10 California voters say they support allowing illegal immigrants who have been in the country for several years to stay and become citizens if they have a job, learn...
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Immigration Reform Activists Rally In Bay Area, Nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Demonstrators were marching in the Bay Area as several rallies across California pushed for a change in the nation’s immigration policy. In San Francisco, a crowd estimated...
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Immigrant Raid Rumor Fuels Fear In Central Valley
FRESNO (CBS / AP) — The rumor spread like wildfire via phone calls, text messages and social media postings and has persisted now for more than three weeks: Immigration agents are rounding up...
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California May Soon Give Driver Licenses To Those In U.S. Illegally
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – More immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would be able to obtain a California driver’s license under a bill that is moving through the state Legislature. A measure from...
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SF Supervisor Touts Legislation To Keep Illegal Immigrants Away From Feds
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— A San Francisco supervisor is introducing legislation to keep undocumented immigrants in jail from being turned over to the feds for deportation. Supervisor John Avalos spoke at a...
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Phil Matier: Undocumented Immigrants Driver License Bill Approved With...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)—The recently approved bill, AB60, allowing undocumented immigrants in California to get driver’s licenses includes a requirement that the new licenses carry a feature...
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DMV Seeks Public Input For Issuing Undocumented Immigrants’ Licenses
SAN JOSE/ SACRAMENTO (KCBS)— The California Department of Motor Vehicles is looking for public input as it works to implement the new law allowing undocumented immigrants to get their driver’s...
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Alameda County Will No Longer Hold Undocumented Immigrants In Jail
ALAMEDA COUNTY (CBS SF) — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office will no longer honor requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold suspected undocumented immigrants in jail who would...
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San Francisco Joins Neighboring Counties In Suspending Undocumented Immigrant...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco has stopped honoring detention requests for suspected undocumented immigrants in jail who would otherwise be eligible for release, joining most other Bay Area...
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