COVID-19 has been devastating for schools, additional funding is critical to providing good education and addressing inequities in the system. Would Prop 15 offer some relief?
During the ‘90s, Chicanx youth were coming of age in world that increasingly criminalized Black and Brown youth and marginalized communities of color. Prop 187 would become one of the catalysts for a newfound activism.
A part of performance group Culture Clash, Richard Montoya and his collaborators used their political humor to "ignite something that would get the U.S. Latino kids enraged about this (initiative), get them going."
In 1990, Richard Polanco assumed the chairmanship of the Latino Caucus, which was a small group, but he saw a political opportunity to grow the ranks of elected Latino representatives when he saw the tremendous growth of the Latino population in the state
Prop 187 is an important lesson about the strength of a galvanized Latino electorate but highlights the need for continued vigilance in the 21st-century immigration policy landscape.
As Proposition 187 loomed on the horizon, union leaders gathered their respective organizations and united against a ballot that threatened their constituents and their communities.