legislation
With renewed union backing, House passes Dream Act
March 19, 2021The bill provides a path to citizenship for the 700,000 undocumented Americans brought to this country as children.
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Biden boosts PRO Act on its formal introduction
February 5, 2021Most significant overhaul of labor law since the Great Depression.
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Too little, too late COVID aid bill may pass today
December 16, 2020It took tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths, mass joblessness, and hunger before McConnell’s GOP would even budge.
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California Gov. Newsom signs bills on racial justice, police reform
October 7, 2020California becomes first state in the nation to establish a task force on reparations for slavery.
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New California laws: Family leave, COVID protections, tax credits for undocumented
September 21, 2020“Undocumented front line workers leave their families every day to keep our economy running, but many are still struggling to make ends meet."
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