Schwarzenegger opposed (ILLEGAL) immigrant services

AP | 8/11/03 | SANDRA MARQUEZ

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger voted for a 1994 ballot measure to deny social services to illegal immigrants, his campaign said Sunday — offering the first glimpse of the actor's stand on a major policy issue.

The Republican has promoted himself as the candidate in California's gubernatorial recall who can best appeal to the state's politically and ethnically diverse electorate.

But Democrats were quick to jump on the disclosure as a chink in the action hero's armor.

The GOP-backed Proposition 187 to deny health care and public education to illegal immigrants was passed by a wide margin, although it was eventually ruled unconstitutional. It remains a contentious issue and a litmus test for some voters, particularly Hispanics, to gauge whether a candidate is immigrant-friendly.

Schwarzenegger campaign manager George Gorton said the Austrian-born actor's vote for the measure would not prevent him from reaching out to all voters.

"He has a lot of empathy for people who have come here for a better way of living, whether they have gotten here legally or illegally," Gorton said. "But he definitely feels that people should get here legally."

Gorton said Hispanics were among the strongest supporters of Proposition 49, a ballot measure Schwarzenegger successfully campaigned for last year aimed at dedicating as much as $550 million annually to before- and after-school programs.

Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Art Torres, chairman of the California Democratic Party, slammed Schwarzenegger for his decision to appoint former Gov. Pete Wilson, the architect of Proposition 187, as chairman of his new campaign.

"There's a famous phrase in our community, and that is, judge a person by the friends that he keeps," Torres said. "And unfortunately, his new chairman, Governor Wilson, supported 187 furiously against immigrants and Latinos."

The issue was one of the first Schwarzenegger's campaign has publicly addressed, discussing the vote in response to a reporter's inquiry.

Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, who is trying to survive the recall, and Schwarzenegger's Republican rivals have criticized him for speaking mostly in generalities since announcing his candidacy Wednesday.

Davis opposed Proposition 187.

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(Isn't there some law that you have to put "Paid for by Friends of Tom McClintock" at the bottom of all your posts until after the election? ; )

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What is illegal?

il·le·gal adj. 1. Prohibited by law. 2. Prohibited by official rules: an illegal pass in football. 3. Computer Science. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer: an illegal operation. n. An illegal immigrant. –il·legal·ly adv


When a person breaks a law that is il-le-gal. If someone crosses into an area with intent to gain access into a building or a house that is posted do-not enter it is prohibited by law it is illegal. At the same token if a person crosses a border and it is posted stay out, then a law has been broken and he or she become an illegal immigrant and that is an illegal act…… If the liberals in our government condones the act of breaking a law then they are guilty of encouraging that laws in the Constitution to be broken ie.Gray Davis think about it……..


[Vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger]

My take on tom McClintock is this. He is out to demolish the Republican party in California just for a power base. A vote for McClintock is a vote for Bustamante think about it...

[Red Barr]

McClintock or is it McClinton? McClintock has sold himself to the democRats..

[Red Barr]

What is illegal?

il·le·gal adj. 1. Prohibited by law. 2. Prohibited by official rules: an illegal pass in football. 3. Computer Science. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer: an illegal operation. n. An ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT. –il·legal·ly adv


When a person breaks a law that is il-le-gal. If someone crosses into an area with intent to gain access into a building or a house that is posted do-not enter it is prohibited by law it is illegal. At the same token if a person crosses a border and it is posted stay out, then a law has been broken and he or she become an illegal immigrant and that is an illegal act……The liberals in our government condones the act of breaking the law, they are guilty of encouraging that laws in the Constitution to be broken ie.Gray Davis think about it…….. that would also lead to high taxes and crime....


[Vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger]

My take on Tommy (McClinton) McClintock is this. His mission is to demolish the Republican party in California so he can havea power base that would fall like a deck of cards into the laps of the far-left . A vote for McClintock is a vote for Bustamante think about it...

[Red Barr]

What is illegal?

il·le·gal adj. 1. Prohibited by law. 2. Prohibited by official rules: an illegal pass in football. 3. Computer Science. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer: an illegal operation. n. An ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT. –il·legal·ly adv


When a person breaks a law that is il-le-gal. If someone crosses into an area with intent to gain access into a building or a house that is posted do-not enter it is prohibited by law it is illegal. At the same token if a person crosses a border and it is posted stay out, then a law has been broken and he or she become an illegal immigrant and that is an illegal act……The liberals in our government condones the act of breaking the law, they are guilty of encouraging that laws in the Constitution to be broken ie.Gray Davis think about it…….. that would also lead to high taxes and crime....


[Vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger]

My take on Tommy (McClinton) McClintock is this. His mission is to demolish the Republican party in California so he can have a power base that would fall like a deck of cards into the laps of the far-left . A vote for McClintock is a vote for Bustamante think about it...

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Did Ronald Reagan have credentials and experience before he became the Governor of California? That is what the liberals had to say about Ronald Ragaan ....... But he became one of best governor of California!

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Aunold has no credentials, no experience and is ceratinly not qualified to run CA.

Your statements about Arnold falls into the liberal camp ie. Gray Davis and company...

~Vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger and keep our taxes low~

[Red Barr]

Did Ronald Reagan have credentials and experience before he became the Governor of California? That is what the liberals had to say about Ronald Ragaan ....... But he became one of best governor of California!

[QUOTE FROM kellynla]

(((Aunold has no credentials, no experience and is ceratinly not qualified to run CA.)))

Your statements about Arnold falls into the liberal camp ie. Gray Davis and company...

~Vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger and keep our taxes low~