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California may bar landlords from reporting immigrants
SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly has approved a bill to bar landlords from threatening to call immigration authorities on tenants.
Lawmakers voted 46-15 to send the bill to the state Senate.
The bill is one of two measures introduced by a San Francisco Democrat that would to regulate how landlords and private business owners interact with federal immigration agents.
AB291 by Assemblyman David Chiu would prohibit landlords from disclosing tenants' immigration status.
Read more: http://napavalleyregister.com/ap/state/california-may-bar-landlords-from-reporting-immigrants/article_0843fb1b-d5e5-5220-969e-362fcd4575f2.html