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Hey, Pete Wilson decided to talk to us
Hey, Pete Wilson decided to talk to us
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
When we originally recorded "This Is California: The Battle of 187," we tried and tried to get an interview with former California Gov. Pete Wilson. He’s the man most responsible for making Proposition 187 a success. But Wilson’s people kept saying he was too busy — likely story, am I right? Then, one sunny morning, Wilson decided he was ready to talk.This is Part Four of our rerun of the L.A. Times-Futuro Studios 2019 podcast series “This Is California: The Battle of 187,” about the 1994 California ballot initiative that sought to make life miserable for undocumented immigrants but instead radicalized a generation of Latinos in the state.More reading:Pete Wilson still defending Prop. 187 and fighting for a better place in history On Politics: Pete Wilson looks back on Proposition 187 and says, heck yeah, he’d support it all over again Column: Happy birthday, Pete Wilson. And thanks: You made California what it is
Released:
Jul 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Battle of 187's ripple effects: 1994's xenophobic campaign for California Proposition 187 galvanized Latinos and led them to jump into politics. Now they're all over Capitol Hill. by The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times