CA bill protects immigrant services workers' info

(The Center Square) – A new bill introduced in the California Legislature aims to protect the private information of immigration nonprofit employees after concerns that those workers are getting threats. However, opponents say that the legislation exempts immigration records from public records law and would apply to any leftist organization that provided services to immigrants, whether here legally or not. Assembly Bill 2624, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, would exempt records that include an employee’s name, address, employment history and other identifiable information from public records law to avoid those employees being doxxed or harassed, according to a legislative analysis. Bonta was not available for an interview about the bill on Tuesday before press time. The name of Nick Shirley, the influential right-wing social media figure who posted videos in recent months about alleged daycare fraud in Mi