For many college students, working at their campus bookstore or local coffee shop is a way to pay their tuition. That may not be an option for students who lack legal status or work permits.
That could change this fall.
The University of California regents gathered to discuss a pathway that could potentially hire UC campus students who do not have legal status or a work permit. On May 18, the 18 regents unanimously agreed on a pathway.
UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and UC Merced are just some of the nine campuses in the UC system close to Stockton.
Richard Leib, the UC Board of Regents chair, will establish a working group that will examine how and if a pathway for campus jobs can be legally set up. If there is a plan by the end of November, a policy will be presented to the board.
Leib described not allowing undocumented students to work on campus as "ludicrous" since the young people grew up and were educated in the United States — and have applied and been accepted into one of the most prestigious university systems in the world, he said
"We're educating them so they can go out in the workforce," Leib said. "It doesn't make sense. They want to work, and we're trying to give them that opportunity.”
At least four regents will be part of the working group, including UC President Michael V. Drake, Leib, the vice chair of the board, Gareth Elliott, and the former chair, John A. Pérez.
“Some would want us to challenge the law in general, which would be a law that would basically...
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