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California’s Proposition 187: A Brief Overview
Larry M. Eig
Legislative Attorney
American Law Division
Summary
On September 13, 1999, a U.S. district judge approved an agreement to end
litigation challenging California’s Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative to deny illegal aliens state benefits and to require reporting of illegal alien applicants for benefits to federal immigration officials. This agreement effectively continues earlier court-imposed restraints on implementing Prop 187.
The court-ordered halt of Prop 187 finally became ripe for
appeal in March 1998 when the presiding judge issued a permanent injunction. However, new California Governor Gray Davis decided to seek a mediated end to the suit rather than to pursue an appeal. Subsequently, the parties to the suit (including the state) agreed to maintain the effects of the injunction, the presiding judge approved the agreement on September 13, 1999,
It just means that Davis agreed to abide by her ruling. He can’t obligate future governors. A judge can’t mediate away your right to appeal their decisions.
Schwarzeneggar went along with the program because he was a Bush Republican and they opposed Prop 187 right from the day that we put it on the ballot. Dubya even flew out here from Texas to side with the illegal aliens. Anyone who worked on 187 knew what a POS he was.