Asian american Legal Defense and education fund. And aarti kohli, Research Fellow at uc berkeley. Aarti, were going to begin with you because these are all proposals right now. Really any overhaul to our immigration system is going to have a big repercussion here in california. Can you tell us what that would be . Of course. Were the state with the largest number of immigrants. We have 2. 5 million undocumented immigrants and weve got a third of our registered voters are lawful immigrants. So any way you cut it, its going to have a huge impact. Some of the and theres a lot in here for everyone. Employers, students who came here at a young age. Theyre called dreamers. Agricultural workers. Some of the things that people may not be aware of, in the president s proposal, lgbt families will be able to sponsor their family members. And thats from the president s proposal but not in the socalled gang of eight. Its not in the gang of eight proposal. But i think one of other issues for califor
Asian american Legal Defense and education fund. And aarti kohli, Research Fellow at uc berkeley. Aarti, were going to begin with you because these are all proposals right now. Really any overhaul to our immigration system is going to have a big repercussion here in california. Can you tell us what that would be . Of course. Were the state with the largest number of immigrants. We have 2. 5 million undocumented immigrants and weve got a third of our registered voters are lawful immigrants. So any way you cut it, its going to have a huge impact. Some of the and theres a lot in here for everyone. Employers, students who came here at a young age. Theyre called dreamers. Agricultural workers. Some of the things that people may not be aware of, in the president s proposal, lgbt families will be able to sponsor their family members. And thats from the president s proposal but not in the socalled gang of eight. Its not in the gang of eight proposal. But i think one of other issues for califor
Education fund. And aarti kohli, Research Fellow at uc berkeley. Aarti, were going to begin with you because these are all proposals right now. Really any overhaul to our immigration system is going to have a big repercussion here in california. Can you tell us what that would be . Of course. Were the state with the largest number of immigrants. We have 2. 5 million undocumented immigrants and weve got a third of our registered voters are lawful immigrants. So any way you cut it, its going to have a huge impact. Some of the and theres a lot in here for everyone. Employers, students who came here at a young age. Theyre called dreamers. Agricultural workers. Some of the things that people may not be aware of, in the president s proposal, lgbt families will be able to sponsor their family members. And thats from the president s proposal but not in the socalled gang of eight. Its not in the gang of eight proposal. But i think one of other issues for californians to, in terms of watching th
Good evening. Im viviana ritado. Welcome to this week in northern california. What happens or doesnt happen in washington on immigration this year will have a big impact here in california. President obama pressed congress to pass within the next six months comprehensive immigration reform. He addressed this issue in las vegas on tuesday. If congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. A Bipartisan Group of senators who calls themselves the gang of eight released their reform proposal which includes a path to citizenship. The key elements include Border Security and better tracking of current visa holders, more green cards to skilled and highly educated immigrants, a program for low skilled Migrant Workers and cracking down on those who employ undocumented workers. What does it all mean for california . Here in the bay area . Joining me with answers are Marcela Davison Aviles with San Jose
Good evening. Im viviana ritado. Welcome to this week in northern california. What happens or doesnt happen in washington on immigration this year will have a big impact here in california. President obama pressed congress to pass within the next six months comprehensive immigration reform. He addressed this issue in las vegas on tuesday. If congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. A Bipartisan Group of senators who calls themselves the gang of eight released their reform proposal which includes a path to citizenship. The key elements include Border Security and better tracking of current visa holders, more green cards to skilled and highly educated immigrants, a program for low skilled Migrant Workers and cracking down on those who employ undocumented workers. What does it all mean for california . Here in the bay area . Joining me with answers are Marcela Davison Aviles with San Jose