IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP -- RELATED PUBLICATIONS
THE PATRIOT ACT: OTHER POST 9/11 ENFORCEMENT POWERS AND THE IMPACT ON
CALIFORNIA'S MUSLIM COMMUNITIES - The purpose of the study is to get a glimpse
of how the PATRIOT Act and other post-9/11 enforcement powers have affected
California's Muslim communities. When Congress considers revisions to the Act
and some of the other anti-terrorism policies, it's important that members of
the Legislature step back and take a careful look at the real impact these laws
have on people's lives. This analysis does that from a California perspective.
The study examines the Act, the changes in immigration rules for visa holders
from predominately Muslim countries, new rules calling for closer scrutiny of
foreign students and scholars, and the nexus between California state and local
law enforcement agencies and the federal government in its terrorist-
investigation role. It concludes with personal examples of how post-9/11
enforcement powers have affected the lives of some California residents. (Stock
#1255-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (5/04)
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S PROPOSED MID-YEAR REDUCTIONS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES PROGRAMS - This hearing was held on December 15, 2003 by Senator
Deborah Ortiz and the Senate Health & Human Services Committee. Overall summary
of mid-year and 2004-05 effects: The governor is proposing reductions which
equate to $762 million ($455 million General Fund) for the current year and
$1.809 billion ($1.238 billion General Fund) for 2004-05 for health and human
services programs. These proposed reductions represent 20 percent of the
proposed General Fund reduction for 2003-04 and 76 percent of it for 2004-05.
The governor's staff have testified in prior hearings that additional reductions
to health and human services programs for 2003-04, as well as 2004-05, will be
proposed in the governor's January Budget. (Stock #1245-S; $5.93 - includes tax
s/h) (12/03)
FOREIGN PRISONERS TRANSFER PROGRAM - Informational hearing by the Joint
Legislative Committee on Prison Construction & Operations and the Senate Public
Safety Committee. Testimony given relating to the treaties which govern the
transfer of foreign prisoners, the way in which California implements those
treaties, and compare the way we implement to other states and hear from the
federal government who is part of the panel presentations. Also at the hearing
are several consulates, Department of Justice from Washington D.C. and Board of
Prison Terms. (Stock #1101-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (6/01)
NAFTA AND CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER – The Senate Select Committee on the
California Legislature’s Role in Global Trade held this third hearing to
investigate the effect of the North American Free Trade Policy (NAFTA) on
California’s economy and its impact on the California-Mexico border region. The
purpose of the hearing to determine whether the NAFTA has lived up to its
promises in California. Has it created more jobs rather than lost them. Have
labor and environment protections been enforced and strengthened? Are the
increased immigration flows from Mexico and the nearly 600 migrant deaths at the
CA-MEX border related to NAFTA’s impact on our economies? (Stock #1067-S; $3.77
– includes tax, s/h) (10/00)
LEGAL IMMIGRANTS: OBSTACLES ON THE ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP AND VOTING -- A public
hearing sponsored by the Senate Select Committee on Citizen Participation in
Government on November 29, 1995. This report is a summary of findings,
testimony and remarks, which includes citizenship requirements, classes,
recommendations to improve the system and an overview of what's going on in
other states and the federal government. (stock #855-S; $3.23 -- includes tax,
s/h) (4/96)