California Proposition 187 was on the November 8, 1994, general election ballot in California as an initiated state statute, where it was approved.[1] The stated purpose of Proposition 187 was to make immigrants residing in the country without legal permission ineligible for public benefits. The California Legislative Analyst's Office estimated that the measure would save the state about $200 million per year.[2]
The day after Proposition 187 was approved by the state's voters, several groups filed federal lawsuits against it, including the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), the League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and the ACLU.
Three days after Proposition 187 was approved, on November 11, federal district court judge Matthew Byrne issued a temporary injunction against the state of California, forbidding the enforcement of Prop 187. Federal judge Marianna Pfaelzer then issued a permanent injunction, pending a trial. The state of California asked in 1997 that the case be dismissed and the injunction dropped, on the grounds that federal immigration law had changed in the meantime. The federal court denied the request that the case be dismissed. The state of California did not appeal that decision, leaving the permanent injunction standing. The case did not proceed to trial.[3]
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Election results
Proposition 187 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage |
a Yes | 5,063,537 | 58.93% |
No | 3,529,432 | 41.97% |
Text of measure
Title
The ballot title was as follows:
- Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting. Initiative Statute.
Summary
The measure proposed to make immigrants residing in the country without legal permission ineligible for public social services, public health care services (except emergency services required under federal law), and public education at elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. The measure proposed requiring various state and local agencies to report persons suspected of residing in the country without legal permission to the California Attorney General and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. The measure proposed requiring the California Attorney General to transmit reports to Immigration and Naturalization Service and to maintain records of such reports. The measure also proposed making it a felony to manufacture, distribute, sell or use false citizenship or residence documents.[4]
Fiscal estimate
The fiscal estimate provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office noted the following:[4]
- annual savings of approximately $200 million to the state and local governments (primarily counties), due to reduced costs for public social services, health care, and higher education.
- annual administrative costs of tens of millions of dollars (potentially more than $100 million in the first year) to the state and local governments (primarily counties and public schools) to verify citizenship or legal status of students and parents and persons seeking health care and/or social services
- placed at possible risk billions of dollars annually in federal funding for state and local education, health, and welfare programs due to conflicts between the measure's provisions and federal requirements
Poster Comment:
The year, 1994.
Issue & Referendum was voted on by The People of California. They roundly reject ANY entitlement of taxpayer funding for Illegal Aliens/Invaders. (LOOK AT THAT MAP OF "YES" VOTING!)
Democracy in action, right? End of story, right? Of course not. Democrats do NOT believe in Constitutional Republics and election results, do they? So as usual THE FIX WAS IN! The State of CA refused to defend the I&R result to end funding the Illegal Invaders.
These FREE STUFF numbers are now in the HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS.