Proposition 187: Racism Leads to Deaths and More Poverty

Proposition 187: Racism Leads to Deaths and More Poverty,

February 1, 1995 by

On November 8, 1994, California voters approved (59% to 41%) Proposition 187, the so-called "Save Our State" initiative. Proposition 187 denies public education, public medical services (except emergency services) and social services to undocumented persons, and requires doctors, teachers, social service providers and police to report suspected undocumented persons to the … [Read more...] about Proposition 187: Racism Leads to Deaths and More Poverty,

The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) is a civil rights law and policy organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to promote research-based advocacy strategies to address structural inequality and disrupt the systems that disadvantage low-income people of color. PRRAC was founded in 1989, through an initiative of major civil rights, civil liberties, and anti-poverty groups seeking to connect advocates with social scientists working at the intersection of race and poverty…Read More

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