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Incoming California Senator Pushes for Citizenship Path for Undocumented Essential Workers
Incoming California Senator Pushes for Citizenship Path for Undocumented Essential Workers
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15 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Alex Padilla Calls for Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants in Essential Services
Kamala Harris will officially resign her California U.S. Senate seat as she prepares to be sworn in as vice president on Wednesday. Harris's appointed successor, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, says undocumented immigrants working in essential services deserve not just labor protections, but the security of a path to citizenship.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks
Todd Gloria is San Diego's new mayor. He's a Democrat, and the first openly gay person and person of color to lead San Diego, a city of nearly 1.5 million people.
Guest: Todd Gloria, San Diego mayor
Fraudsters have stolen as much as $8 billion dollars and counting in unemployment benefits from the state. Now Bank of America is facing a federal lawsuit in connection with that fraud, and the impact it’s had on innocent customers.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report
Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris resigned her California U.S. Senate seat today, but that vacant seat won’t be vacant for long. Governor Gavin Newsom tapped current Secretary of State Alex Padilla to serve out the final two years of Harris’s Senate term.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED
Kamala Harris will officially resign her California U.S. Senate seat as she prepares to be sworn in as vice president on Wednesday. Harris's appointed successor, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, says undocumented immigrants working in essential services deserve not just labor protections, but the security of a path to citizenship.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks
Todd Gloria is San Diego's new mayor. He's a Democrat, and the first openly gay person and person of color to lead San Diego, a city of nearly 1.5 million people.
Guest: Todd Gloria, San Diego mayor
Fraudsters have stolen as much as $8 billion dollars and counting in unemployment benefits from the state. Now Bank of America is facing a federal lawsuit in connection with that fraud, and the impact it’s had on innocent customers.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report
Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris resigned her California U.S. Senate seat today, but that vacant seat won’t be vacant for long. Governor Gavin Newsom tapped current Secretary of State Alex Padilla to serve out the final two years of Harris’s Senate term.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED
Released:
Jan 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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