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Proposition 187

Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services.
Verification and Reporting. Initiative Statute.



Official Title and Summary Prepared by the Attorney General

 ILLEGAL ALIENS. INELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.

 VERIFICATION AND REPORTING. INITIATIVE STATUTE.



* Makes illegal aliens ineligible for public social services,
public health care services (unless emergency under federal law),
and public school education at elementary, secondary, and
post-secondary levels.

* Requires various state and local agencies to report persons who
are suspected illegal aliens to the California Attorney General
and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Mandates California Attorney General to transmit reports to
Immigration and Naturalization Service and maintain records of
such reports.

* Makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, sell or use false
citizenship or residence documents.

Summary of Legislative Analyst's

 Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:



* Annual savings of roughly $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.

* Places 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.



Analysis by the Legislative Analyst

Background

According to the 1990 census, more than one in five Californians
were born in another country. The number of California residents
who are foreign-born now totals about 7 million. Currently, about
300,000 new residents enter the state each year from foreign
countries. Federal law governs immigration, and the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) administers and
enforces those laws.

Illegal Immigrants

The INS estimates that California's foreign-born population as of
April 1994 included roughly 1.6 million unauthorized immigrants
and that this number has been increasing by about 125,000 each
year. Other terms applied to unauthorized immigrants include
"illegal immigrants" and "illegal aliens."

Most illegal immigrants who come to California enter the country
without any authorization. However, at least a third of illegal
immigrants in California originally entered the country legally,
but on a temporary basis--as a tourist or student, for
example--and then remained after their departure date. An illegal
immigrant may later become "legal" by receiving permission from
the INS to remain in the country temporarily or as a permanent
resident. The amnesty granted by the federal 1986 Immigration
Reform and Control Act legalized about 1.6 million former illegal
immigrants in California. Illegal immigrants also may become
legalized through regular immigration processes or by claiming
asylum from persecution in their home country.

{+ Health and Welfare Benefits.   +} Illegal immigrants generally
are not eligible for welfare grants. However, illegal immigrants
do qualify for some social services and health care programs that
are available to all Californians. For instance:

  * Any child in need may receive child welfare services or
foster care.

  * Illegal immigrants may receive some of the health care
services available to other poor people.

{+ Public Education.   +} Any child who lives in California may
attend public schools through high school. The U.S. Supreme Court
has determined (in the case of {+ Plyler versus Doe +} ) that
excluding children who are illegal immigrants from public schools
violates the federal constitution. This decision, however, does
not apply to publicly funded higher education. Currently, illegal
immigrants may attend public colleges and universities in
California. However, the University of California (UC) and the
California Community Colleges (CCC) generally require students
who are identified as illegal immigrants to pay the higher
tuition charged to nonresident students. The California State
University (CSU) currently does not charge higher fees based on
the legal status of the student.

{+ Citizen Children.   +} Under the U.S. Constitution, children
born in this country to illegal immigrant parents are U.S.
citizens--just like any other child born here. Many illegal
immigrant families in California have citizen children, who have
the same rights and are entitled to the same benefits as any
other citizen.

Verifying a Person's Legal Status

The United States has no universal national identity card, so
documenting citizenship or legal immigration status can be
complex, even for native-born citizens. Generally, several
documents are needed--for example, a U.S. birth certificate to
establish the basis for citizenship and a driver's license with a
photo to establish identity. However, many people (especially
children) do not have a driver's license or other official photo
identification. Documenting citizenship for these people may
involve additional steps, such as verifying the identity of a
child's parents.

Most legal immigrants have an identification from the INS to
verify their status, such as a "green card" issued to immigrants
granted permanent residence in the U.S. The INS has developed a
computer system that government agencies and employers can use to
check the validity of most types of immigration documents. No
similar nationwide automated system exists to check the validity
of birth certificates, which are issued by thousands of local
agencies throughout the country.

Federal Program Requirements

State and local agencies must comply with a variety of federal
laws in order to receive federal funds for many education, health
and welfare programs. These laws often set out who is eligible
for a program, procedures for granting or denying benefits or
services, and requirements for keeping records confidential. For
example, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
generally prohibits schools that receive federal funds from
disclosing information in student records without parental
consent.

Proposal

Generally, this initiative prohibits state and local government
agencies from providing publicly funded education, health care,
welfare benefits, or social services to any person that they do
not verify as either a U.S. citizen or a person legally admitted
to the U.S. The measure also requires state and local agencies to
report suspected illegal immigrants to the INS and certain state
officials. These changes are described below.

Verification Requirements

The measure does not set out any specific requirements as to how
verification of citizenship or legal presence in the United
States would be done. As a result, individual public agencies and
institutions could choose a variety of verification methods. They
might require only a birth certificate or INS document, or they
also might require a driver's license or other official photo
identification. A more thorough verification process would
attempt to check the validity of immigration documents and
possibly also birth certificates with the issuing agency.

Exclusion of Suspected Illegal Immigrants

 from Public Schools

Starting on January 1, 1995, the initiative requires every school
district to verify the legal status of every child enrolling in
the district for the first time. By January 1, 1996, each school
district must also verify the legal status of children already
enrolled in the district and of the parents or guardians of all
students. The measure requires school districts to take the
following steps if they "reasonably suspect" that a student,
parent, or guardian is not legally in the U.S.:

  * Within 45 days, report the person to the INS, the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the California Attorney
General, and to the affected parent or guardian.

  * Provide 90 days of additional instruction to a suspected
illegal immigrant student in order to accomplish an orderly
transition to a school in the student's country of origin. After
this 90-day period the student no longer could attend public
school in California.

The exclusion of suspected illegal immigrant children from public
schools would be in direct conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court's
ruling in {+ Plyler versus Doe +}  that guarantees access to
public education for all children in the United States.
Consequently, this provision of the initiative would not be
effective. Under the {+ Plyler +}  decision the measure still
might require school districts to verify citizenship and legal
status and to report suspected illegal immigrants, even though
districts could not exclude any students from schools.
Alternatively, the courts might decide that the verification and
reporting requirements have an unacceptable "chilling effect" on
school attendance and therefore invalidate these requirements.

Exclusion of Suspected Illegal Immigrants

 from Public Colleges and Universities

The initiative prohibits public colleges and universities from
allowing students to attend who are not legally authorized to be
in the United States. The affected institutions include the UC,
the CSU, and the CCC. The measure requires public colleges and
universities to verify the citizenship or legal status of each
student at the beginning of every term or semester after January
1, 1995. If the college or university reasonably suspects that a
student or applicant for admission is an illegal immigrant, then
it must report its findings within 45 days to the INS, the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the California Attorney
General, and to the affected student or applicant.

Restrictions on Health Care and Social Services for Suspected
Illegal Immigrants

The measure requires public agencies and publicly funded health
care facilities to verify that a person is a U.S. citizen or is
legally authorized to be in the United States before providing
that person with social services (including welfare benefits) or
health care services, except for emergency health care required
by federal law. If an agency or health care facility reasonably
suspects that an applicant for benefits or services is an illegal
immigrant, then it must report its finding to the INS, the
California Attorney General, the State Department of Social
Services, or the Department of Health Services, as appropriate,
and to the affected person. The reporting agency or facility also
must provide any additional information that the other agencies
request.

Reporting Arrests Involving Suspected

 Illegal Immigrants

The measure requires every state and local law enforcement agency
to attempt to verify the legal status of every arrestee who is
suspected of being in the United States illegally. The agencies
would have to report anyone they arrest who they suspect is an
illegal immigrant to the INS and to the State Attorney General.
The initiative also requires the Attorney General to maintain
records of these reports.

New Crimes for Making or Using False Documents

The initiative creates two new state felonies for manufacture or
use of false documents to conceal true immigration or citizenship
status. The penalties for these crimes would be prison terms of
five years or fines of up to $75,000 (for manufacturing) or up to
$25,000 (for use). The manufacture or use of false immigration or
citizenship documents currently are federal crimes. Forgery of
state documents, such as driver's licenses, or obtaining them by
fraud is currently a state crime.

Fiscal Effect

The most significant fiscal effects of this initiative fall into
the following three categories:

  * {+ Program Savings.   +} The state and local governments
(primarily counties) would realize savings from denying certain
benefits and services to persons who cannot document their
citizenship or legal immigration status. These savings could be
in the range of $200 million annually, based on the current
estimated use of these benefits and services by illegal
immigrants.

  * {+ Verification Costs.   +} The state, local governments, and
schools would incur significant costs to verify citizenship or
immigration status of students, parents, persons seeking health
care or social services, and persons who are arrested. Ongoing
annual costs could be in the tens of millions of dollars, with
first-year costs considerably higher (potentially in excess of
$100 million).

  * {+ Potential Losses of Federal Funds.   +} The measure places
at risk up to $15 billion annually in federal funding for
education, health and welfare programs due to conflicts with
federal requirements.

All of these fiscal effects are subject to a great deal of
uncertainty. The use of services by illegal immigrants can only
be roughly estimated. In addition, the measure's fiscal effects
could depend on legal interpretations of the measure.

Below, we discuss the significant fiscal impacts of the measure.

Health Care Savings

Federal law requires health facilities to provide necessary
emergency care to any person in need regardless of income or
legal status. This measure would not restrict this care. The
measure, however, would place restrictions on nonemergency care
provided with public funds.

{+ Medi-Cal.   +} The Medi-Cal program provides a full range of
medical services to poor families with children, as well as to
poor elderly and disabled people. The program is funded jointly
by the state and the federal government. Generally, illegal
immigrants are eligible only for emergency Medi-Cal services.
However, California chooses to provide (using only state funds)
prenatal care to pregnant women and nursing home care to elderly
or disabled persons who are illegal immigrants. The measure would
eliminate these services, which would result in an annual state
savings of about $100 million.

{+ County Indigent Health Care.   +} Counties provide basic
medical services to poor residents who have no insurance and are
not covered by another program (such as Medi-Cal). This measure
would prohibit counties from providing nonemergency medical care
to anyone whose citizenship or legal presence in the United
States could not be verified. Denying these services to illegal
immigrants would result in savings to counties and the state.
However, reductions in special federal payments to hospitals
would offset a significant portion of the county
savings--possibly half. Hospitals receive these federal payments
for serving large numbers of poor people without compensation.
The net annual savings, after taking into account the reduced
federal payments, would be in the tens of millions of dollars to
counties and several million dollars to the state.

{+ Denying Some Services May Increase Future Costs.   +} Denying
some medical services to illegal immigrants could result in
future increased state and local health care costs. For example,
eliminating prenatal services to illegal immigrant women could
result in higher Medi-Cal costs for their infants, who would be
citizens. In addition, failure to treat and control serious
contagious diseases, such as tuberculosis, among illegal
immigrants could increase future costs to treat the disease in
the general population.

Social Services

Currently, any child in need may receive child welfare services
or foster care benefits under Aid to Families with Dependent
Children (AFDC). These programs are supported by federal, state,
and county funds. Initially, counties provide foster care for
illegal immigrant children at their own expense. After the INS
indicates that a child in foster care will not be deported, the
state and the federal government share in the cost.

This measure would prohibit counties and the state from providing
these services and benefits to children whose citizenship or
legal status has not been verified. Withholding these services
would result in annual savings of roughly $50 million to the
counties and the state.

Public Schools

Based on the INS estimate of the total illegal immigrant
population in California, we estimate that roughly 300,000
students in California public schools, out of a total of 5.3
million, are illegal immigrants. Excluding all of these students
from public schools could save the state up to $1.2 billion
annually. However, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in {+ Plyler
versus Doe  +} held that illegal immigrants could not be denied a
public education, so these savings would not be realized.

Public Colleges and Universities

The UC charges identified illegal immigrant students nonresident
tuition. The CCC charges these students nonresident tuition if
they are taking courses for credit. This tuition generally covers
the state's cost of educating these students. Consequently, there
would not be any net savings from excluding these
already-identified students from those institutions. However,
there would be savings from this measure if more students who are
currently paying resident tuition are identified as illegal
immigrants and excluded as a result of more frequent and/or
thorough verification.

The CSU and the CCC (for noncredit courses) do not charge
students nonresident tuition on the basis of the student's legal
status. The CSU's annual cost per student is about $3,000 higher
than the amount of resident fees. The CCC's annual net cost per
noncredit student is $1,500. Consequently, excluding illegal
immigrant students from the CSU and from noncredit courses at the
CCC would result in savings.

Overall, this measure would result in savings to public colleges
and universities that could be up to tens of millions of dollars
annually.

Potential Risk of Losing Federal Funds

The measure requires school districts to report students who are
suspected illegal immigrants to the INS and the state Attorney
General. Making these reports without parental consent appears to
violate the FERPA. Compliance with FERPA is a condition of
receiving federal education funds, which total about $2.3 billion
annually to school districts in California. The Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education has indicated that the reporting
requirement in this measure could jeopardize the ability of
California school districts to receive these funds.

Public colleges and universities in California receive at least
$1.1 billion in federal funds subject to FERPA requirements. For
these institutions, FERPA prohibits release of student
information without the student's consent. The measure's
reporting requirements also would put these funds in jeopardy.

Federal matching funds for the AFDC program and the Medi-Cal
program also would be put at risk by the measure's reporting
requirements. Existing federal and state law require verification
of legal status in order for persons to qualify for most benefits
and services provided by these programs. However, federal
regulations require the state and counties to keep confidential
the information provided by applicants in order to continue
receiving federal matching funds. The total amount of federal
funds at stake is about $3 billion in the AFDC program, and more
than $9 billion in the Medi-Cal program.

Other provisions in the measure may conflict with federal laws
that (1) establish procedures agencies must follow before they
can deny health or welfare benefits to anyone and (2) make some
immigrants who do not have formal legal status eligible for
benefits.

In total, the measure places at risk about $15 billion of federal
funds. Given the magnitude of this potential loss, the state and
federal governments would likely seek ways to avoid, or at least
minimize, the loss. A solution, however, would likely require
changes in state and/or federal laws.

Verification and Reporting Costs

This measure would impose significant administrative costs on the
state and local governments to meet its verification provisions.
These costs could vary considerably, depending on the
verification methods used.

{+ Public Schools.   +} School districts could incur large costs
in 1995 in order to meet the measure's deadline of January 1,
1996 to verify all students and their parents. These one-time
costs could range anywhere from tens of millions of dollars to in
excess of $100 million. Ongoing costs for verification would be
less, potentially in the tens of millions of dollars annually
statewide.

{+ Public Colleges and Universities.   +} These institutions
currently review the legal status of many students, primarily to
determine whether they qualify for resident tuition. The measure,
however, requires these institutions to verify the legal status
of all of their students (1.9 million statewide) at the beginning
of each semester or term. This requirement probably would cost
public colleges and universities a total of at least several
million dollars annually.

{+ Social Service Agencies.   +} County welfare offices currently
must verify the legal status of persons applying for welfare
benefits in the AFDC or county general assistance programs. There
would be some additional costs, possibly several million dollars
annually statewide, to verify legal status in a variety of
smaller programs, such as child welfare services.

{+ Publicly Funded Health Care Facilities.   +} The legal status
of Medi-Cal recipients must be verified under current law
(generally by the county welfare office or the Social Security
Administration). This measure also requires verification of
persons seeking other publicly funded health services, such as
county indigent health care and various public health services.
The cost of this verification process to counties and UC
hospitals could be up to several million dollars annually.

Law Enforcement

The costs to local law enforcement agencies to report suspected
illegal immigrants to the Attorney General could be up to $5
million annually. The state costs to process the information from
local law enforcement and other reporting agencies (such as
school districts) would be at least several millions of dollars
annually.

New Crimes

By creating new state crimes for making or using false documents
to conceal legal status, this measure could increase state and
local costs to arrest, prosecute, and incarcerate violators.
However, these activities already constitute federal crimes and
also may be covered under existing state laws. The state and
local governments would incur additional costs only to the extent
that more persons are apprehended for these crimes and prosecuted
under state law. However, the state cost would be about $2
million annually for every hundred persons incarcerated. These
costs could be offset in part by revenue from fines.



For the text of Proposition 187 see page 91




Proposition 187

Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services.
Verification and Reporting. Initiative Statute.



Argument in Favor of Proposition 187

California can strike a blow for the taxpayer that will be heard
across America; in Arizona, in Texas and in Florida in the same
way Proposition 13 was heard across the land.

Proposition 187 will go down in history as the voice of the
people against an arrogant bureaucracy.

WE CAN STOP ILLEGAL ALIENS.

If the citizens and the taxpayers of our state wait for the
politicians in Washington and Sacramento to stop the incredible
flow of ILLEGAL ALIENS, California will be in economic and social
bankruptcy.

We have to act and ACT NOW! On our ballot, Proposition 187 will
be the first giant stride in ultimately ending the ILLEGAL ALIEN
invasion.

It has been estimated that ILLEGAL ALIENS are costing taxpayers
in excess of 5 billion dollars a year.

While our own citizens and legal residents go wanting, those who
choose to enter our country ILLEGALLY get royal treatment at the
expense of the California taxpayer.

IT IS TIME THIS STOPS!

Welfare, medical and educational benefits are the magnets that
draw these ILLEGAL ALIENS across our borders.

Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), who voted against federal
reimbursement for state funds spent on ILLEGAL ALIENS, said
"states must do what they can for themselves".

PROPOSITION 187 IS CALIFORNIA'S WAY.

Should those ILLEGALLY here receive taxpayer subsidized education
including college?

Should our children's classrooms be over-crowded by those who are
ILLEGALLY in our country?

Should our Senior Citizens be denied full service under Medi-Cal
to subsidize the cost of ILLEGAL ALIENS?

Should those ILLEGALLY here be able to buy and sell forged
documents without penalty?

Should tax paid bureaucrats be able to give sanctuary to those
ILLEGALLY in our country?

If your answer to these questions is NO, then you should support
Proposition 187.

The federal government and the state government have been
derelict in their duty to control our borders. It is the role of
our government to end the benefits that draw people from around
the world who ILLEGALLY enter our country. Our government
actually entices them.

Passage of Proposition 187 will send a strong message that
California will no longer tolerate the dereliction of the duty by
our politicians.

Vote YES on Proposition 187.

The Save Our State Coalition is comprised of Democrats,
Republicans and Independents. It includes all races, colors and
creeds with the same common denominator. We are American, by
birth or naturalization; we are Americans!

We were outraged when our State Legislature voted on July 5th to
remove dental care as a medical option and force the increase of
the cost of prescription drugs for Senior Citizens. Then, as a
final slap in the face, they voted to continue free pre-natal
care for ILLEGAL ALIENS!

Vote YES ON PROPOSITION 187. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

ASSEMBLYMAN DICK MOUNTJOY
Author of Proposition 187

RONALD PRINCE
Chairman of the "Save Our State" Committee

MAYOR BARBARA KILEY
Co-Chair of the "Save Our State" Committee



Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Proposition 187

Proposition 187 promoters claim their initiative would go down in
history. We agree.

  * PROPOSITION 187 IS ONE OF THE MOST POORLY DRAFTED INITIATIVES
IN CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY.

{+ "The initiative is filled with provisions that collide with
state and federal laws, state and U.S. constitutional protections
and with state and federal court rulings." +}

           --California Senate Office of Research



  * PROPOSITION 187 ALSO MAY SET A RECORD FOR COSTING TAXPAYERS
$10 BILLION!

{+ "Because the requirements of the S.O.S. initiative (187)
violate federal Medicaid law, the state's entire Medi-Cal program
would be in jeopardy of losing all regular Medicaid funding. . ."
+}

   "To make up for the upwards of $7 billion in lost federal
funds, state spending on Medi-Cal would have to double."#roman#

          --National Health Law Program


{+ ". . . school districts will most likely be required to
disclose information from education records in violation of FERPA
(Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) in order to comply
with the proposed State law (Proposition 187)." +}    As a
result, {+ "schools would no longer be able to receive Federal
education funds." +}

          --U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley


California's Senate Office of Research estimates the loss to our
public schools and colleges could exceed $3 billion.

Proposition 187 would go down in history, all right. If approved,
187 would be long remembered as the initiative that TOOK A BAD
SITUATION AND MADE IT MUCH WORSE--$10 BILLION WORSE!

Meanwhile, PROPOSITION 187 DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BEEF UP
ENFORCEMENT AT THE BORDER or CRACK DOWN on EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.

VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 187!



PAT DINGSDALE
President, California State PTA

MICHAEL B. HILL, M.D.
President, American College of Emergency

   Physicians, California Chapter

HOWARD L. OWENS
Legislative Director, Congress of California Seniors




Proposition 187

 Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services.
 Verification and Reporting. Initiative Statute.



Argument Against Proposition 187

Something must be done to stop the flow of illegal immigrants
coming across the border.

Unfortunately, PROPOSITION 187 DOESN'T DO A THING TO BEEF UP
ENFORCEMENT AT THE BORDER. It doesn't even crack down on
employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Illegal immigration is a REAL problem, but Proposition 187 is NOT
A REAL SOLUTION. It's not even a start in the right direction.

Proposition 187 would only COMPOUND EXISTING PROBLEMS and cause a
host of new ones--EXPENSIVE ones!

PROPOSITION 187 COULD END UP COSTING TAXPAYERS $10 BILLION.

Education, health care and legal analysts all come to the same
conclusion. Because Proposition 187 is POORLY DRAFTED, it
directly conflicts with several important federal laws. As a
result, CALIFORNIA COULD LOSE BILLIONS in FEDERAL FUNDING.

Even the U.S. Secretary of Education has concluded Proposition
187 could cause California schools to lose federal funds. Our
schools could lose more than $3 BILLION.

Health care experts have further determined Proposition 187 could
cost California $7 BILLION in lost federal funding for Medi-Cal
for seniors and other legal residents.

PROPOSITION 187 WOULD TURN OUR SCHOOLS INTO IMMIGRATION OFFICES.

It requires public school officials to thoroughly verify the
citizenship of EVERY child and EVERY parent--more than 10 MILLION
people.

The costs and time involved in undertaking this PAPERWORK
NIGHTMARE is impossible to calculate. Schools already are hurting
from budget cuts. Proposition 187 would divert even more funds
away from classrooms.

PROPOSITION 187 WOULD KICK 400,000 KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL AND ONTO
THE STREETS.

An estimated 400,000 KIDS would be kicked out of school, but
Proposition 187 WON'T result in their deportation. Just what we
need--400,000 kids hanging out on street corners. We all know
what happens to kids who don't finish school.

Is this supposed to reduce CRIME and GRAFFITI?

PROPOSITION 187 CREATES A POLICE STATE MENTALITY.

It forces public officials to deny vital services to anyone they
SUSPECT might not be a legal resident. But Proposition 187
doesn't define the basis for such suspicion. Is it the way you
speak? The sound of your last name? The shade of your skin?

PROPOSITION 187 THREATENS THE HEALTH OF ALL CALIFORNIANS.

It would forbid doctors and nurses from giving immunizations or
basic medical care to anyone SUSPECTED of being an illegal
immigrant.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers HANDLE
OUR FOOD SUPPLY in the fields and restaurants. Denying them basic
health care would only SPREAD COMMUNICABLE DISEASES THROUGHOUT
OUR COMMUNITIES and place us ALL at risk.

PROPOSITION 187 COULD COST TAXPAYERS $10 BILLION, BUT IT WON'T
STOP THE FLOW OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OVER THE BORDER.

Illegal immigration is ILLEGAL. Isn't it time we enforce the law?

Proposition 187 doesn't beef up enforcement at the border or
crack down on the employers who continue to hire illegal
immigrants.

Send the politicians a message. Tell them to start enforcing the
law. VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 187.

SHERMAN BLOCK
Sheriff, Los Angeles County

D. A. ("DEL") WEBER
President, California Teachers Association

RALPH R. OCAMPO, M.D.
President, California Medical Association



Rebuttal to Argument Against Proposition 187

The argument against Proposition 187 is emotional, thoughtless
and pure mindless babble.

The real opponents of Proposition 187, the special interests who
have pledged millions of dollars to defeat our initiative, have a
deep financial interest in continuing the present policy.
Remember. Illegal aliens are a big business for public unions and
well connected medical clinics. You pay the bills, they reap the
benefits.

These monied interests have the unmitigated gall to tell the
California voter that by ending illegal immigration the cost to
the taxpayer will skyrocket! Are they out of their minds?

Their argument states that passage of Proposition 187:

"doesn't crack down on employers."

FEDERAL LAW ALREADY PROHIBITS HIRING ILLEGALS.

"187 could end up costing taxpayers $10 billion."

NONSENSE. HOW CAN GETTING RID OF THE PRESENT COSTS END UP COSTING
MORE?

they say, "187 is badly written." NONSENSE.

THE SPECIAL INTERESTS ATTACKING PROPOSITION 187 INCLUDE THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. BOTH CONSTITUTE THE STATE'S BIGGEST LOBBYING GROUPS
WHO OPPOSE US. THEY PROTECT THEIR OWN INTERESTS--NOT YOURS.

Don't be deceived by greedy, special interests that benefit from
the failures in our immigration policies.

Why should we give more comfort and consideration to illegal
aliens than to {+ our +}  needy American citizens? Many aged and
mentally impaired Americans go without government largesse. Isn't
it time to consider our citizens?

The groups spending millions to maintain the failures of the
status quo only do so for their own selfishness. VOTE YES ON
PROPOSITION 187.

ASSEMBLYMAN DICK MOUNTJOY
Author, Proposition 187/S.O.S.

CONGRESSMAN JAY KIM
Advisor, Proposition 187/S.O.S.

JESSE LAGUNA
Chairman, Border Solution Task Force