"As an undocumented undergraduate student at the University of California, I experienced firsthand the pain and difficulty of being denied the right to on-campus employment," said petitioner and UCLA alumnus Jeffry Umaña Muñoz on Tuesday. "Losing these opportunities forced me to extremely precarious and dangerous living situations, always moments from housing and food insecurity."
The suit argues that federal law barring the hiring of undocumented people does not apply to public universities. A UC spokesperson stated they would respond appropriately once served with the legal filing.
When vetoing the bill in September, Newsom cited concerns that state employees could be found in violation of federal laws for hiring undocumented people. His veto message emphasized the need for legal clarity.
UC regents, for their part, share Newsom's fear that offering jobs to undocumented students may run afoul of federal law, leading to legal and ethical implications.
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