What was the proposition that Californians passed that the SCOTUS later struck down?
I beleive it was Pete Wilson's initiative.
And if you think Arnold's anti-drivers-license stance didn't help him ... i've got a bridge to sell you.
I'd love to see a national referendum on this.
You either are unable or unwilling to listen to what I have said. The choice is not between militarizing the border and doing nothing.
It might surprise you to know that people can be strongly against illegal immigration (that is, for that Cali proposition and against licenses for illegals), yet not anxious to have snipers shoot people dead just because they are sneaking into the USA.
If you really think that those two policies you listed somehow translates into wide support fron draconian tacticts at the border, it;s you who is buying a bridge, son, not me.
There are many options besides 'nothing' and 'militarization.' I have said consistently that there is no mandate for the latter, and for the violence it will bring.
Expand your range of thought a bit, and you will see what I am saying. Sticking to a false dichotomy which prompts you to 'fit' stuff like the Cali Prop & The Drivers License issue as support for a more violent presence on the border isn't legitimate, realistic, or productive.