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Gavin Newsom signs bill striking the word 'alien' from California laws
Kim Bojórquez, The Sacramento Bee 1 day ago
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Sep. 24—California acted Friday to eliminate from state law the use of the word "alien," an immigration term used to describe unauthorized immigrants of foreign-born individuals living in the U.S.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1096, by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas, D-Arleta, removing the word from California code.
Rivas previously told The Sacramento Bee she was inspired by President Joe Biden's immigration plan to remove the term from federal law in favor of the word "noncitizen." The Biden administration says replacing the word recognizes the country as "a nation of immigrants."
"As the nation's most diverse state, we are stronger and more vibrant because of our immigrant communities," said Newsom in a statement "This important legislation removes the word 'alien,' which is not only an offensive term for a human being, but for far too long has fueled a divisive and hurtful narrative. By changing this term, we are ensuring California's laws reflect our state's values."
Rivas said she decided to introduce the legislation to in an effort to humanize undocumented immigrants living in California.
"Today marks a huge step forward in the fight to dismantle institutional racism targeted specifically towards our immigrant communities," Rivas said in a statement. "For decades, the term 'alien' has become weaponized and has been used in place of explicitly racial slurs to dehumanize immigrants. The words we say and the language we adopt in our laws matter."