Yes, it was very popular with the electorate of 1994. The electorate in 1996-2000 was VERY different, thanks in part to Prop 187. The Democrats were able to register a bunch of previously apathetic people who (wrongly) felt that the GOP was dominated by a bunch of night-riders.
Also let us not forget that 187 had support in both the Hispanic and Black votting communities, about 51% of hispanic voters and over 60% of Black voters supported Prop 187 so stop with the disinformation campaign that it was a KKK plan to oppress minorities.
I didn't say it WAS a KKK plan. I said that the imagery used in some of the ads I saw in San Diego looked like it had been planned by David Duke and Tom Metzger. For someone who demands that English be the sole language spoken in the US, you have a really poor grasp of it. Maybe you should take some remedial reading courses.
Dude, you really have to stop re-writting history to make your argument. The electorate wasn't different in 1996. What happened in the 1996 election was that selfish Bob Dole picked Jack "Big Tent" Kemp to run as his VP. Kemp put the word out that the Republican party would not support 187 or any other "anti-immigrant" elements in the platform.
So there you have it, Republicans and independents in California were livid that Judge Felzer stopped 187 and were longing for her decision to be overturned. 187 and 209 were the rage for years, but the Republican leadership sold out their most popular issues to curry favor to a group that will never vote for them.
By the way, no charge for the history lesson you so richly needed.