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California ACLU Affiliates Call On CA GOP Representatives To Support Bipartisan Push To Pass Clean Dream Act By Christmas

Immigrant Youth Can Not And Must Not Be Used As Political Footballs. Statement from Jennie Pasquarella, Director of Immigrants' Rights for the ACLU affiliates in California: "It is urgent that Congress pass a clean Dream Act before leaving town for their winter vacation. Congress must not leave
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Applauds Governor Brown for Signing Bill to Keep Californians' Data Out of Federal Muslim Registry

Sacramento — Today, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 31, the California Religious Freedom Act, a bill introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) to ensure the state of California never participates in a federal Muslim registry. The bill also bars localities from creating their own versions