Tag: Undocumented Immigrants

  • Young Undocumented Immigrants in San Diego Seek to Avoid Deportation

    Lilia Velasquez, an immigration and naturalization attorney and adjunct professor at California Western School of Law, and Lupe Sandoval, a student applying for work permit to stay in the U.S., talk to KPBS about the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. By Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Amita Sharma Thousands of young illegal immigrants…

  • Tweet City Heights: Obama Grants DREAMers Deportation Relief

    By Megan Burks Executive Order Grants DREAMers Deportation Relief, Work Permits The big news this morning: President Obama announced an executive order that could spare hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The new policy grants temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants younger than 30 years old whom were brought to…

  • Tweet City Heights: Transportation Bill Would Slash Funding for Transit

    By Megan Burks House Transportation Bill Would Strip Funding for Transit, Bikes The House of Representatives passed a transportation bill last week that would significantly reduce funding for transit authorities and safe streets programs. The bill proposes directing all revenue from a federal gasoline tax to highways; currently, 2.86 cents of the 18.4-cents-a-gallon tax go…

  • Tweet City Heights: Budget Proposal Threatens CalWorks, Schools

    By Megan Burks Governor Unveils Budget Plan, Puts Schools in Voters’ Hands Gov. Jerry Brown released his budget proposal yesterday with a dire warning for schools: if voters don’t agree to raise taxes in the fall, he’ll call for an automatic cut of $4.8 billion to public education. His proposed ballot initiative would ask to…