University of California Drops Plan to Hire Illegal Immigrant Students

UC President Michael Drake recommended regents vote against the proposal during the meeting, saying it would have come with too many legal risks.

Students walk near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on April 23, 2012. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The University of California (UC) will not allow its campuses to hire illegal immigrant students for jobs, University of California officials announced Jan. 25.

The public university’s Board of Regents voted 10–6 on Thursday to postpone for one year the consideration of a policy that would allow UC’s 10 campuses to hire students without legal status for on-campus positions.