Flashback 1994: California Votes 59 to 41 percent to approve Proposition 187. When A Single Federal Judge Destroyed The Will of California Voters Who Didn't Want Illegal Immigration .

Flashback 1994 . Migration News reports:

California voters on November 8 voted 59 to 41 percent to approve Proposition 187, the "Save Our State'' Initiative. Proposition 187 is an initiative statute whose provisions remain state law unless disapproved by a two-thirds vote of the California Legislature or by another initiative.

A federal judge blocked the implementation of virtually all sections of Prop. 187 until at least December 14, citing "a balance of hardship that decidedly tips in favor of" continuing to provide services to unauthorized immigrants. Specifically, the judge said that the initiative may not be constitutional because it does not provide due process, or a hearing before an individual is denied benefits such as schooling or health care. The judge's order prevents California from announcing regulations implementing Prop. 187. Only the sections that impose penalties for making or using false documents were not blocked.

Tom Woods explains how a single federal judge changed California....