As reported by the Orange County Register:
They live in the country illegally. They pepper their rallies with the chant “undocumented and unafraid.” And they cannot vote.
Still, some politicians have heard their voices.
In California, undocumented immigrants have political clout.
“Today, we remind the rest of the nation that California is different,” said state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, in an April news conference to promote 10 bills he and others believe will help people in the country illegally.
The proposals ranged from a $1 billion plan to extend state-subsidized health care to the undocumented, to the establishment of a new state office that would make it easier for some immigrant crime victims to avoid deportation.
