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A 1994 California ballot measure sought to deny public services to undocumented immigrants
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A 1994 California ballot measure sought to deny public services to undocumented immigrants
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See the stunning results of the anti-187 campaign and what it took to get there.
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The campaign against Prop 187 inspired Latinos in politics and shaped California.
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Learn more about the factors that led to the introduction and eventual passage of Prop 187
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Learn how Prop 187 garnered divided reactions among immigrants and even political parties.
During the ‘90s, Chicanx youth were coming of age in world that increasingly criminalized Black and Brown youth and marginalized communities of color. Prop 187 would become one of the catalysts for a newfound activism.
As Proposition 187 loomed on the horizon, union leaders gathered their respective organizations and united against a ballot that threatened their constituents and their communities.
Prop 187 is an important lesson about the strength of a galvanized Latino electorate but highlights the need for continued vigilance in the 21st-century immigration policy landscape.
In such a controversial campaign as Proposition 187, art and politics inenvitably mix. During the 1990s a number of politicians (established and aspiring) helped shape the campaign, as artists on the ground informed the public and inspired them to act.
Los expertos ven un reflejo entre los movimientos antiinmigrantes y anti-minorías en la década de 1990, los cambios políticos que trajeron al estado y el estado actual de la nación.
