Tag: Dream Act

  • Governor Approves State Dream Act, Nixes E-Verify for Private Employers

    By Ruxandra Guidi The two bills faced Republican opposition and were passed right before the legislative deadline. Assembly Bill 1236, the Employment Acceleration Act of 2011, will not make it mandatory for private companies to use the federal employment verification system, or E-Verify. Assembly Bill 130, also known as the California Dream Act, will make…

  • Governor Signs Lesser of Two California Dream Acts

    By Ruxandra Guidi Gov. Brown appeared with the author of the bill, Los Angeles Assemblyman Gilbert Cedillo, at Cal State-Los Angeles. Brown spoke about the need to make higher education accessible to all students during this season of tight budgets. “We want to make sure that every child that is here can go as far…

  • Tweet City Heights: Feral Dogs, Fried Brain Cells and Free Lunch

    By Megan Burks While we’re out researching and writing full-length features, 140 characters can go a long way in helping us keep readers up-to-date. But some tweets deserve more than that. That’s why I’m beginning a weekly feature here on SpeakCityHeights.org called Tweet City Heights. Each Friday, I’ll bring you the week’s Twitter chatter as…