Proposition 187 (1994)- Primary

The Proposition 187, mandated in 1994, prohibited illegal immigration into the state of California. Many Californians felt that they had the constitutional right to be protected in any way necessary. For the past decade or so, these residents had felt endangered by the growing amount of illegal immigrants that settled in California. The reason that they had felt so endangered was because illegals had been taking their jobs, as well as contributing to many criminal violences that disrupted the citizens of the state. Due to this, the Proposition 187 had been created. In this document, regulations had been made against illegal immigrants. This document separates, into sections, the different clauses that illegal immigrants and citizens of California must abide to. Many of these clauses consisted of if an illegal is to be found, they must be reported to the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). The result of this would be that the illegal would be questioned to figure out their origin. If their true origin is not America, then they would have to deal with the consequences. Consequences would include five years of prison or a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars. The reason that such consequences existed is so that illegal immigrants would be conscientious with the decision of living in America illegally. Along with this notation, illegal immigrants that have not yet come to America would already know the consequence of if they are to be caught. These regulations were made to be enforced and to eliminate the illegal immigrants that resided in California because the protection of Californian citizens was very important at the time.