Private Prison Law Faces Legal Challenges
A new state law will phase out private prisons and immigration detention centers in the state. But it's facing a legal challenge from one of the country's largest prison companies. The GEO Group argues in a federal lawsuit filed this week that California’s AB32 interferes with federal operations like immigration enforcement.
California May Lose A U.S. House Seat Due To Mass Exodus
The upcoming 2020 U.S. Census could have political implications for several states. A new population estimates from the federal government show that California is at risk of losing a seat in the House of Representatives, because so many Californians are moving to other states.
Google's Cafeteria Workers Vote To Unionize
It takes all kinds of people beyond software engineers, to keep Silicon Valley’s biggest companies running. Like the workers who feed the techies. At Google’s offices around the Bay Area about 2,300 cafeteria workers have voted to unionize.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow
Highly Skilled Refugees Face Challenges Finding Employment
Immigrants who were physicians, lawyers, and engineers, in their home countries face big challenges when trying to find employment in the U.S. In this second part of a California Dream series we hear about an organization that helps immigrant health care professionals find work in California communities where they’re needed most.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero