California this year passed measures to help immigrants in the U.S. illegally by improving their access to health care, opposing discrimination and enabling more people to apply for legal status.

One measure aims to help immigrant crime victims apply for federal government visas.

A look at some other bills passed by the Democratic-controlled state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown:

— HEALTH CARE: A new law extends state-subsidized health care coverage to children from low-income families who are in the country illegally. The measure is expected to help 170,000 children.

— UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN: This measure lets state courts appoint guardians up to age 21 for immigrants applying to a federal government program for children abused or abandoned by their parents. The law is expected to enable more immigrant children who arrived on the border alone apply for legal status.

— OPPOSES DISCRIMINATION: A measure bans discrimination by businesses against people based on their immigration status, citizenship or languages spoken.

— CRIMINAL CASES: This measure requires defense lawyers to warn immigrants facing criminal charges of the immigration consequences of their case and prosecutors to consider these consequences as a factor in plea negotiations.