Wouldn't it be great if he did?
The bottom line is...the only California governor to take a stand on the issue was Pete Wilson who, in his time, was said to be the possible Republican candidate for 1996.
Unfortunately, the libRATs ran a successful smear campaign against 187 and any who supported it costing Wison his career.
Immigration reform is the third rail of politics in western states. No one wants to touch it. And that's not about to change any time soon.