Jeanfromfillmore
03-20-2010, 11:37 AM
Wilson's return may hurt GOP Latino outreach
To many California Latinos, former California Gov. Pete Wilson is "a monster ... a Frankenstein," says Latino leader Arturo Vargas. United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez calls Wilson "the ultimate bogeyman" for his advocacy of 1994's anti-immigration Proposition 187 that sealed his re-election.
Wilson has resurfaced in this year's governor's race as chair of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's campaign. Whitman's rival in the Republican primary, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, has called for a return to Prop. 187-style immigration controls in California.
Analysts say Wilson's return - in name and policy - is bad news for Republicans hoping to reach out to Latino voters, who comprise 19 percent of the California electorate. While nearly 59 percent of voters approved Prop. 187, a federal court deemed it
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/19/MN5D1CI3G5.DTL#ixzz0ikM0t2fD
To many California Latinos, former California Gov. Pete Wilson is "a monster ... a Frankenstein," says Latino leader Arturo Vargas. United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez calls Wilson "the ultimate bogeyman" for his advocacy of 1994's anti-immigration Proposition 187 that sealed his re-election.
Wilson has resurfaced in this year's governor's race as chair of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's campaign. Whitman's rival in the Republican primary, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, has called for a return to Prop. 187-style immigration controls in California.
Analysts say Wilson's return - in name and policy - is bad news for Republicans hoping to reach out to Latino voters, who comprise 19 percent of the California electorate. While nearly 59 percent of voters approved Prop. 187, a federal court deemed it
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/19/MN5D1CI3G5.DTL#ixzz0ikM0t2fD