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Take Two

California law that cuts misdemeanor time could reduce deportations

By Take Two Staff
Published Jul 22, 2014
Activists from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles staged a "call-a-thon" on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, dialing up a member of Congress and having passers-by leave messages demanding immigration reform. It's part of a move by some advocacy groups toward more aggressive tactics in hopes of pressuring lawmakers to vote on an immigration overhaul.
Activists from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles staged a "call-a-thon" on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, dialing up a member of Congress and having passers-by leave messages demanding immigration reform. It's part of a move by some advocacy groups toward more aggressive tactics in hopes of pressuring lawmakers to vote on an immigration overhaul.
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Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
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A new California law reduces how much a person can be sentenced for a misdemeanor by just one day, but it could have vast implications for thousands of legal immigrants facing deportation.

The law, known as SB1310, cuts the maximum penalty for a misdemeanor to 364 days. Under federal law, a legal resident becomes deportable if they are given a sentence of one year or more.

That has led tens of thousands of deportations in recent years. More than 100,000 children who have legal status have had a parent deported for a misdemeanor crime between 1997 and 2007, according to estimates.

For more we're joined by Joseph Villela. He's the policy director for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, a group that supported the law.