Without the ability to elect local leaders, Marcela Rosas says she feels powerless to push for change that might improve her family’s quality of life, citing issues like rising housing costs and local taxes.

"Inside the Issues" host Amrit Singh is joined by Santa Ana City Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez to discuss a ballot measure that will allow undocumented residents to vote in local elections. 

“Voting in a local election is not an unlawful act if the applicant is eligible to vote under the relevant law,” Hernandez said, quoting a policy from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “What is being asked today is for the voters to be the deciders.”

Nếu được cư dân bỏ phiếu thông qua, Santa Ana, thành phố đông dân nhập cư và đa số là người lao động gốc Latino, sẽ là thành phố đầu tiên của Orange County cho phép người không phải công dân bỏ phiếu.