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A proposed ballot initiative could make harder for undocumented immigrants to be deported from California.
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The initiative, called the “California Opportunity and Prosperity Act.” was filed last month. The law would decriminalize eligible undocumented immigrants and make deporting them a lower priority.
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To qualify for the program, undocumented immigrants would have had to lived in the United States before 2008, have no felonies on their criminal record, speak English and have paid their taxes.
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The measure’s supporters say the program funding would come from registration fees.Â
The union representing San Diego County employees announced Tuesday a signature-gathering effort for a ballot initiative that would limit members of the Board of Supervisors to two four-year terms. The initiative’s backers have 180 days to collect the more than 77,000 signatures required to qualify the measure for the June 2010 ballot, according to Melinda Battenberg, with SEIU Local 221.