California Wants to Change the Law for Thousands of Migrants

'Creating these pathways to secure employment is essential,' said David Alvarez, bill sponsor in the California Assembly.

More than 40,000 undocumented students at dozens of California college and university campuses will be provided work authorizations under a new law.On May 22, the California Assembly passed Bill 2586, known as the Opportunity for All Act, providing equal access to employment opportunities for all students, regardless of their immigration status, at the University of California , California State University , and California Community Colleges campuses.

9 million immigrants statewide were undocumented in 2021, down from 2.8 million in 2007, according to Pew Research Center estimates published in November 2023. That represented a 28 percent decline compared to 2007, and 18 percent decline compared to 2021—the latter when some 82 percent were either citizens or had some other legal residency status.

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