Former California Gov. Pete Wilson is the face of Proposition 187, making him public enemy No. 1 for Latinos who suffered the consequences.
Host Gustavo Arellano looks at how Prop. 187 helped turn California into the progressive beacon it is today.
And he sure did not like any insinuation that he might have been motivated by bigotry. Or that he had appealed to bigots 25 years ago to score political points. Wilson’s business partner and longtime advisor, Sean Walsh, originally had told me the governor wasn’t doing much press. “They damn well should thank me,” Wilson said, arguing his 1991 decision to take away redistricting of congressional and legislative districts from the California Legislature allowed Latinos to grab the political power they have today — not his support for Proposition 187. “They’re [thanking me] for the wrong reason, but they should have gratitude.”
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