Insight With Vicki GonzalezFacebook Chat On Undocumented Immigration And Higher EducationOctober 29, 2015Capital Public Radio reporter Katie Orr has been hosting a special Facebook event this morning and answering questions about undocumented students in California’s education system. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCounties Fill Health Care Gap For UndocumentedOctober 26, 2015 | Katie OrrA legislative effort to expand Medi-Cal to undocumented adults in California fell short earlier this year. But more counties are stepping in where the state leaves off. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaThe Online College That's Helping Undocumented StudentsOctober 26, 2015There are no federal laws in this country that prohibit undocumented students from enrolling in college. But few can afford it. Now, one online college is offering them an option.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezTom Gjelten's New Book, 'A Nation Of Nations'October 13, 2015NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten has a new book called “A Nation of Nations” that tells how America has changed since the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act, and about how it affected five families. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareUpdate: Field Poll Shows Voters Back Minimum Wage, Cigarette Tax IncreasesAugust 26, 2015 | Amy QuintonMore California voters support the Affordable Care Act, according to the latest Field Poll. And in a fresh round of findings, the survey shows broad support for raising California's minimum wage and cigarette tax. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaCalifornia Governor Signs Bill Removing 'Alien' From LawAugust 11, 2015(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to remove the term "alien" from the California labor code to describe foreign-born workers.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaU.S. Immigration Agency Again Drops 'Family Friendly' Detention CentersJuly 24, 2015ICE is again changing the way it handles mothers and children who come here illegally, beginning to release most of them instead of detaining them in controversial "family-friendly" jails.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaObama Actions Would Likely Protect Vast Majority Of Undocumented ImmigrantsJuly 24, 2015NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Marc Rosenblum, the author of a new Migration Policy Institute study that found Obama's executive actions could protect some 87 percent from deportation.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaAt Low Pay, Government Hires Immigrants Held At Detention CentersJuly 24, 2015"The government, which forbids everyone else from hiring people without documents, has effectively become the biggest employer of undocumented immigrants in the country," says Carl Takei, an attorney with the ACLU National Prison Project.
Undocumented Immigration In CaliforniaMerced Farmers Support Bill To Grant Work Permits To Undocumented FarmworkersJuly 20, 2015(AP) - Some Merced County farmers say a bill that would allow undocumented farmworkers to access work permits could be a solution to labor shortages.
