University of California board delays vote over hiring immigrant students without legal status
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California’s governing board has postponed for a year a vote on a plan to allow immigrant students who lack legal status to apply for university jobs. The Board of Regents voted 9 to 6 on Thursday to shelve the plan until 2025 amid shouts of “Cowards!” from the audience. University of California President Michael Drake told the board before the vote that the student work plan was “not viable right now.” Nearly two dozen students launched a hunger strike this week to push for the plan. The regents agreed in May to find a pathway to enact such a policy.
