Immigration

U.S. Border Patrol has been purchasing data from San Diego area cities for years, skirting California sanctuary laws that restrict cooperation between local governments and immigration authorities. Political leaders have downplayed concerns, plowing forward on new programs that critics argue also increase surveillance.

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised $95 million would help undocumented workers rebuild after winter storms and floods. Months later, $18 million is being doled out and there are translation issues with the state’s website.

Even with border encounters sharply down this year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has so far sent seven buses of asylum seekers to Los Angeles to make a disgraceful and cynical point about the country's immigration debate.

The Biden administration’s app rule makes it harder for migrants to assert a right to asylum, advocates say. Lawsuits are sparking debate about immigration control, safety.

The sexual misconduct scandal at California State University brought down one chancellor and looms as a huge challenge for the new leader. But how bad is the situation at America’s largest public university system? No one really knows — and the two most detailed looks at the problem came up with very different numbers. As […]

Despite efforts by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to shelter more than 14,000 people this year, the city's homeless population keeps growing. That does not necessarily mean her signature program is failing. The larger question: How does California measure success?

A new study shows women without legal residency face a lopsided pay gap. In California they take home 44 cents for every dollar that white, non-Latino men make and 87 cents for every dollar undocumented men make. Would raising the minimum wage help?

Recent California elections have imparted a valuable lesson to industries unable get their way with the Legislature: Stop a new law from taking effect by forcing it onto the ballot, and then convincing voters to reject it. Defenders of those laws have learned a lesson, too: The best defense is a good offense. So public […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will spend $4.5 million on free legal services for undocumented workers involved in state investigations of wage theft or other labor violations. The lawyers can help with their immigration cases.

From CalMatters’ politics/California Divide intern Rya Jetha: Have you ever enjoyed a night market in East Asia? Or hoped to experience the delicious food and lively atmosphere of one? Good news: There may be many more night markets coming soon to California. A new bill unveiled Monday is trying to pave the way for night […]