California's pro-immigrant makeover: Proposition 187's bruising divisions met social and political realities
by Manuel Pastor, Los Angeles Times
Mar 20, 2018
3 minutes
Recently, when the Trump administration sued California over its so-called sanctuary laws, Gov. Jerry Brown and Atty. Gen. Xavier Beccera made it clear that Sacramento would resist any effort to force the state to take on federal immigration enforcement responsibilities. Instead they would do all they could to protect families, communities and business from the disruptions caused by deportations.
From immigrant rights to climate policy to minimum wage to making it easier to vote, California functions as the epicenter of progressive opposition to Washington. Indeed, state Assembly
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