title: The message of 187: facing up to illegal immigration.
abstract: The author makes the case that the adoption of Proposition 187, the anti-illegal immigrant initiative, in California in 1994 was "an expression of public frustration with a government and civil society that seem out of touch and out of control, and with external convulsions that our borders can no longer contain." He suggests that the general public is increasingly concerned about the services provided to illegal aliens and their costs, and that responsible leadership should admit that illegal immigration, even at current levels, is not an unmitigated evil, and be prepared to set and enforce immigration limits.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002140:California; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005376:Financial Management; D005102:Health Expenditures; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; California; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Expenditures; Financial Activities; Illegal Migrants; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; United States