KPCC reports that California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that removes the term “alien,” used in reference to foreign-born workers, from the California Labor Code. Advocates applauded the removal of the term, which is now commonly viewed as derogatory and dehumanizing, as an important step toward modernizing California’s laws.
California to remove term ‘Alien’ from laws
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