California Had Solution to Illegal Problem Sixteen Years Ago
Proposition 187 a measure to cut off public services to several million illegal aliens
California Had Solution to Illegal Problem Sixteen Years Ago!
By John Lillpop
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
In 1994, California’s voters were asked to vote on Proposition 187, a measure to cut off public services to several million illegal aliens who had invaded the state by illegally crossing our southern borders, bringing with them widespread economic, social, medical, and cultural devastation.
The good, enlightened people of California eagerly embraced Proposition 187 and approved the measure by a margin of nearly 2-1. It was clear that ending illegal invasions could be accomplished only by removing the carrot!
However, a liberal activist judge, convinced that she knew better than nearly 60 percent of the electorate, issued an injunction which blocked implementation pending an appeal by California.
California, governed at the time by conservative Pete Wilson, was working on an appeal; many legal professionals believed that California would prevail in a show down before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Unfortunately, in 1999 liberal governor Gray Davis violated a campaign promise by dropping California’s appeal altogether.
Davis did so, because, in his words, 187 was “too divisive.â€