Proposition 187: Is it a Means for Discrimination?

Illegal immigration is a major problem in the United States, especially in our home state of California. Due to such high rates of illegal immigration, lawmakers were forced to implement new laws such as Proposition 187 to scare away these immigrants. In the Asian American community, the views on this law are split. Some see this law as a way to discourage immigrants from entering the United States, but others see it as a means for …showed first 75 words of 1228 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1228 total…effect the health of their families, and all of the people around them. Proposition 187 is just a continuation of the anti-immigration sentiment of the government of the US. For over 100 years previous laws such as the Gentlemen’s Agreement in 1907 against the Japanese, Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 & 1904 and several other laws including the Quota Act of 1965 which limited the amount of immigrants allowed in the US, have tried to prevent immigrants of their constitutional rights.