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California lawmakers are proposing steps to protect K-12 students and families from mass deportations -- although the real value of those proposals may be symbolic.

A pair of bills in the Legislature -- AB 49 and SB 48 -- aim to keep federal agents from detaining undocumented students or their families on or near school property without a warrant. The bills are a response to President-elect Donald Trump's threat to deport undocumented immigrants, a move which could have major consequences for schools in California, which funds its schools based on attendance and where 12% of students have at least one undocumented parent.

Both bills would make it harder and more time-consuming for

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