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Proposition 187: Don\'t Mess With Texas


In November of 1994, Californians passed the most controversial piece of
state legislation this decade. Proposition 187 was designed to stem the flow of
illegal aliens into California by withholding all non-emergency medical benefits
from non-naturalized citizens. Latinos turned out in record numbers to voice
their disapproval, and for good reason too. The health care resolutions of
Proposition 187 were products of poor reason and unsound economic judgment. The
resolutions did not get the state any closer to a balanced budget, and only
served to worsen the health care outlook for the future of California. It is
clear that Proposition 187 was a mistake, and should not be encouraged to be
repeated in Texas.
The most popular reason for passage, that supporters of Proposition 187
used, was the theory that a cut in illegal health services would save state
taxpayers several million dollars a year. This argument only applies to states
that have......

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