Hallway chat led to rescue of driver's license bill - Los Angeles Times The backstory behind the quick revival of a California bill proposing driver's licenses for unauthorized immigrants, which appeared dead last Thursday morning after its sponsor backed off. The bill cleared both houses of state legislature Thursday night.
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Bill would let undocumented immigrants be lawyers - San Francisco Chronicle On the speedy introduction and passage of AB 1024, hastily cobbled together after the California Supreme Court recently heard the case of Sergio Garcia, a law school graduate who can't practice law because he's spent years waiting for his green card but doesn't have it yet.
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Immigrants lacking papers work legally - as their own bosses - Los Angeles Times While federal law prohibits employers from hiring unauthorized immigrants, they can legally employ themselves if they create a limited liability company or become independent contractors. For some, especially those who are college-educated, this has become one way to earn a living.
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A dream derailed for former poster child for immigration reform - Tampa Bay Times The story of Juan Gomez, who became a rallying point for advocates in 2007 as a teen when he was nearly deported to Colombia. After a successful campaign to keep him in the U.S., he won a scholarship to Georgetown University and landed a good job. But he became stuck in a backlog for a new work permit for deferred action. Unable to work, he left the country last month.
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Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian descent - CNN Nina Davuluri, whose father emigrated from India 30 years ago, has been crowned the first Miss America of Indian descent. She played it up during the talent contest with a performance of "classic Indian dances fused with Bollywood moves." But her win wasn't devoid of hate-speech comments online.