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California Legislation Seeks to Limit Public Agency Activities Surrounding Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom
By Alysha Stein-Manes on
In December 2016, shortly after the November 8 presidential election, members of the California Legislature introduced for consideration a series of bills addressing immigration enforcement. Within the series, three bills would place limitations on a public agency’s ability to participate in federal immigration enforcement efforts and collect personal information regarding an individual’s religion, national origin…