California Government Code CHAPTER 8.5 - Mexican Repatriation

• Section 8720.
  This chapter may be cited as the “Apology Act for the 1930s Mexican Repatriation Program.”(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 663, Sec. 1. Effective January 1,
• Section 8721.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Beginning in 1929, government authorities and certain private sector entities in California and throughout the United States...
• Section 8722.
  The State of California apologizes to those individuals described in Section 8721 for the fundamental violations of their basic civil liberties and constitutional rights committed...
• Section 8723.
  A plaque commemorating the individuals described in Section 8721 shall be installed and maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation at an appropriate public...

Last modified: October 22, 2018