Immigration
Jan. 10, 2015
New laws mean less risk for immigrants
Shortened sentences under Proposition 47 and SB 1310 will help reduce deportations
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Immigrants charged with minor offenses that could trigger deportation proceedings or make them ineligible for legal status now face lighter consequences under two recent changes to California law.
Proposition 47, enacted in November, downgrades some wobblers and felonies to misdemeanors. And SB 1310, implemented in January, cuts misdemeanor sentences to just under a year. Together, both will hel...
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