The new California law, which was recently signed by Governor Newsom on September 22, 2024, explicitly states that the California Small Business Procurement and Contract Act is a state law that provides assistance and services for all persons regardless of their immigration status. California has now affirmatively provided eligibility to aliens. Yes, now even small businesses and micro businesses owned by illegal aliens can receive these benefits.
Read MoreCalifornia’s legislature hopes to expand unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants who are unemployed. If Senate Bill 227 passes, employers may be forced to pay higher taxes to cover the increase in unemployment benefits being paid out. The new bill increases the pool of “unemployment benefits” applicants, allows undocumented employees meet a lower threshold for obtaining “unemployment benefits, and actively ignores the propensity for fraud in these instances.
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