So the CA's passing of Proposition 187 several years ago doesn't even count for a 'blip on the radar?" This proposition restricted state services for persons who entered the state illegally. It has been held up and nullified through various court cases, but this was more than a 'blip' on the radar.
How about the recent proposition which passed requiring English Immersion in the schools, resulting in a shift away from bilingual education? Was that not a blip? Was that not unrelated to illegal immigration?
How about the role the "illegal immigrant driver's license bill" had here in the recall of Governor Davis and the protests and petitions last year on both sides of this issue?
Are none of these a "bleep on the radar?"
You oughta see Arizona's Proposition 200, formerly known as the Protect Arizona Now initiative. We learned a lot from Cali's Prop 187 -- and didn't make the same mistakes.
Just to make matters more interesting, the gentleman leading the Prop 200 effort is Randy Pullen, Arizona's lead delegate to the Republican National Convention. Things are going to get interesting.