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Proposition 187: Staff Report On The Implications For California Colleges And Universities, Assembly Committee On Higher Education

California Assembly

On November 8, 1994, the California electorate will consider Proposition 187, an initiative measure to (1) bar state and local agencies from providing education, health care, welfare, or other social services to any person whose citizenship or legal status is not verified and (2) require government employees (including teachers, doctors, social workers, and peace officers) to report any person determined to be or under reasonable suspicion of being in the United States illegally.

A summary of the initiative is displayed in Figure 2 of this report. This staff report provides an analysis of the postsecondary provisions of Proposition 187, and …

Summary Report Prepared For Assembly Select Committee On Statewide Immigration Impact, Assembly Office Of Research

California Assembly

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Addressing Immigration Issues In California: Briefing Paper, California Senate Office Of Research

California Senate

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Keeping An Eye On The I.N.S.: A Case For Civilian Review Of Uncivil Conduct, Stephen A. Rosenbaum

Publications

Use of deadly force by the U.S. Border Patrol (and other immigration officers) and other forms of violence against border-crossing migrants has captured the attention of the agency's leadership, although the response remains equivocal and erratic. In 1993, the then Acting Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) pledged to aggressively pursue[ ] claims of misconduct and strictly adhere to investigative and disciplinary procedures. However, the INS stopped short of endorsing changes in complaint review procedures, such as the call for civilian oversight.

A decade has passed since the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights identified serious problems in the …