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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2025 - 2026
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 2, 2024 09:48 AM |
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| From: | Representative Robert Leadbeter |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Protecting Job Opportunities for U.S. Citizens: Opposing the Hiring of Undocumented Workers at State Universities |
| California lawmakers recently passed a head-scratching and highly dangerous new measure that would require public universities in the state to hire undocumented students even though Federal law prohibits employers from hiring individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States. Any legislation that serves to encourage more illegal migration into the United States should be met with swift condemnation. Indeed, since 2021, the number of migrants who have unlawfully entered the United States is greater than the individual populations of at least 38 states. In December of 2023 alone, more than 300,000 migrants – enough to be the second-largest city in this Commonwealth – unlawfully entered the United States. When universities prioritize undocumented students when making hiring decisions, other groups of students or applicants will unquestionably be disadvantaged, which raises a host of legal and ethical issues. Accordingly, I intend to introduce a bill that will prohibit the Commonwealth’s state-funded universities from adopting any policy that promotes the hiring of undocumented workers and undermines the job prospects of US citizens or legal residents. Please join me in cosponsoring this important legislation to better protect our Commonwealth. |