Is Illegal Immigration No Longer a Crime in the State of California? Ray Nothstine - Christian Post
go to original August 17, 2015

Gov. Jerry Brown announced last week that he signed a bill to remove the term "alien" from the California labor code to describe foreign-born workers. (wochit News)

Amidst a long and protracted political debate over immigration reform and federal inaction, California has been steadily moving towards effectively providing legal status to undocumented immigrants across the state.

Democrat Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last week striking the word "alien" from the state's labor code, as well as a measure allowing unauthorized immigrants to serve as election poll workers. Already statewide, undocumented immigrants have been appointed to state or local governmental positions in California.

According to The Associated Press, over 50 percent of new drivers licenses issued in California are given to unauthorized immigrants. The state also allows unauthorized immigrants to receive in-state tuition, and access to state healthcare programs.

While San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are all "sanctuary cities," Brown has signed measures to strengthen the rights of unauthorized immigrants, protecting them from deportation across the entire state. The law, known as the "Trust Act," limits counties in efforts to cooperate with federal officials in regards to undocumented immigrants.

Sanctuary cities, while having no specific legal definition, generally refers cities that do not provide municipal funds for upholding immigration law or inquiring about a person's legal status.

A June op-ed in the Los Angeles Times dubbed the immigration reforms, "The California Package."

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