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Hopefully Governor Brown signs it! A bill against ICE Secure Communities. WASHINGTON -- A bill that would drastically reduce California's participation in a key immigration enforcement program passed through the state Assembly Friday and will now head to the desk of Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. Under the bill, called the TRUST Act, California would no longer cooperate fully with Secure Communities, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program meant to net criminals who are undocumented immigrants. Secure Communities hasn't worked as hoped by officials in California and elsewhere, and the California is trying to mitigate the negative effects of the program, including high costs and concerns that it prevents immigrants from coming forward to report crime. The TRUST Act would mandate that California law enforcement offices ignore requests from ICE to hold immigrants they otherwise wouldn't. Secure Communities uses fingerprints taken upon arrest to find undocumented immigrants. When there is a match, ICE asks officers to hold the immigrant for two days -- but that often is extended. A recent report based on data from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department found immigrants were held based on ICE requests for about 20 days longer than was typical, at a cost of more than $26 million a year. The TRUST Act passed through the Assembly in May, but came back for a final vote after it passed the Senate with some amendments. The Assembly approved it Friday in a 48 to 26 vote. It's not yet clear, however, whether the bill will become law. Brown hasn't given any indication about his views on the matter, and his office declined to comment Friday since the legislation is not yet on his desk. Other California Democrats are more vocal in their support of the TRUST Act. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa repeatedly spoken out about the need for the bill, and told HuffPost in an interview earlier this month that he hoped the program would be reformed nationwide to match the bill's changes. "When Secure Communities was first established, I thought it was established on those grounds" targeting felons, he said. "As time went on, we've taken the position that it hasn't been working the way it was proposed." Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, who first introduced the TRUST Act, applauded the passage of the bill. "This is a bill that speaks to humanity," he said in a statement. "It prevents unjust treatment of productive Californians, while allowing local law enforcement to continue to focus on dangerous criminals." For anybody interested here's the video of the debate on the Assembly floor. The video is here at time marker: 25:34: http://www.calchanne.../2012-archive/ Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/trust-act-bill-california-governor_n_1829125.html

if you believe that you qualify under the requirements, you can apply for DACA. the process for you would be the same process as everyone else. here is the USCIS link for the DACA app. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=05faf6c546129310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=6ca66d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD you will need the following applications G-1145: this is so USCIS can notify you when they receive your application I-821D: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Application I-765: Employment Authorization Document I-765WS: EAD Worksheet. then you will need to provide the following information. read this link and it will explain what paperwork you need to send to USCIS with your application. http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/files/form/i-821dinstr.pdf you will also need 2 passport photos for the I-765. (i am sure you know the process for that already) the cost for DACA is $465. $380 for the I-765 and $85 for the biometrics. make out a money order for each of the amounts and make them out to US Department of Homeland Security. remember to read all the instructions step by step. sign the applications and if you can have someone look over them before you send them in. if you have any questions about anything in the process, feel free to ask them here and someone will answer them. good luck

And that's not counting how many people without a car would purchase a car, pay for insurance, pay for registration, pay for vehicle maintenance. All of that money would go back to the state and businesses.

right. i kind of just want to go over to AZ and apply for one just for the hell of it. lol maybe after i get my CA DL, i will....hahahahahaha

this is exactly why i didnt use a lawyer!!! in the past i have gone to lawyers to help with my complicated case and have gotten no where. $75 here for a consulation, $50 there, all of that adds up. i'm figuring that i could have bought a car with all the money i have spent on lawyers.

Great price Rawf Ive seen people charging up to 1000 and this isnt including the application fees...some attorneys will get an earl xmas...

I'm paying $100 to have the applications filled out and sent with the documents required. Then I have to pay for the application fees, etc. In total it will be close to $600 with taxes if any.