University of California Drops Plan to Hire Illegal Immigrant Students

Published on January 28, 2024

The University of California (UC) will not allow its campuses to hire illegal immigrant students for jobs, University of California officials announced Jan. 25. The public university’s Board of Regents voted 10–6 on Thursday to postpone for one year the consideration of a policy that would allow UC’s 10 campuses to hire students without legal status for on-campus positions. UC President Michael Drake recommended regents vote against the proposal during the meeting, saying it “would have been the right thing to do,” but it would have come with too many legal risks. “I know that many in our community will be disappointed that we are unable to take immediate action. As an individual, I would like nothing more than to do so right here, right now, because it is the right thing to do,” Mr. Drake said. “However, we have a fiduciary responsibility to consider all possible ramifications of our actions.”...

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