California Expands Rights for Illegal Immigrants

In this file photo, a California Highway Patrol officer explains to immigrants the process of getting a driver's license during an information session at the Mexican Consulate, in San Diego, Calif., on April 23, 2014. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi,File

Rights and protections for immigrants who have entered the country illegally have been expanded in the state of California as a result of several new bills recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California is home to the most illegal aliens in the nation, with one in five illegal immigrants living in the state, according to Pew Research Center.