Package of Bills Seeks to Protect Undocumented Immigrants in State

This is the third straight year Democrats in Sacramento have pursued landmark laws that expand their rights. Perhaps the most ambitious bill would expand health care coverage to undocumented immigrants. Other bills would prohibit employers from using the federal E-Verify system to see if a person is here legally, unless the business owner must do so under federal law; and would prohibit employers from using the federal E-Verify system to see if a person is here legally, unless the business owner must do so under federal law.