Speaking about the measure, Mendoza said, “Alien is now commonly considered a derogatory term for a foreign-born person and has very negative connotations”.
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Gov. Brown said he didn’t want the state to use the word “alien” as it is seen as a derogatory and disparaging term for those residents who were not born in the United States.
Senate Bill 432 removes the term, which has been in the state’s labor code since 1937, effective January 1, 2016.
Another bill signed into law Tuesday, SB 411, reaffirms the right of civilians to record a police officer in a public space, the Sacramento Bee reported. The new law takes effect next year.
The old state law put non-citizens into a lower, third, tier or preference for public works jobs, after California citizens and then citizens of other states who are in California at the time of application. Unfortunately, the definition for alien and the order under which employment is to be given to aliens was not repealed and are still found in the Labor Code.
No wonder that all of the above, coupled with the state’s most recent minimum wage hike, makes unauthorized immigrants like Marco Chan, who was interviewed by Megid, enthuse about how much he “likes it here in California” and how he now doesn’t feel “persecuted”.
Existing law specifies situations in which immigration status is not to be considered, but it does not address protections for minor children or personal injury matters.
SEN. TONY MENDOZA (D-CA): Eliminating that word, we are sending the message that the United States is a country of immigrants.
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Assembly Bill 1101, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, will require school districts to establish parameters for hiring private investigators and follow rules alerting families of investigations. It had consistently been in double digits in the other periods studied, peaking at 21% in 2007.
