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Arts & Living By Domenico Maceri ![]() Wilson was re-elected governor, but Proposition 187 made him the worst ambassador of the GOP to court Latino voters. Wilson's influence in Schwarzenegger's campaign goes even deeper, since his former chief of staff Bob White and several former top aides will run the Schwarzenegger campaign. In essence, it looks quite a bit like a Wilson re-rerun, and Latinos will of course be turned off. Schwarzenegger can easily say that he is not anti-immigrant. In supporting Proposition 187, he can use Pete Wilson's line that the initiative was aimed at illegal immigrants. That may be a selling point to white voters. Unfortunately, the proposition, which the courts ruled unconstitutional, also denied benefits to the children of undocumented workers. ![]() group's chairman John Tanton wrote repugnant statements against Hispanics and Catholics. Conservative Linda Chavez, who served as civil rights administrator under President Ronald Reagan, eventually became chair of U.S. English, but she also resigned because of the group's anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic leanings. U.S. English philosophy is detrimental to immigrants and particularly Spanish speakers. The group is against bilingual education and believes that the government should not provide services in other languages to immigrants. Tanton is no longer involved with U.S. English but the group's right-wing agenda still permeates its activities. James Lubinskas, its director of communications, has been a contributing editor to American Renaissance magazine, which promotes a racist, neo-Confederate philosophy. ![]() Schwarzenegger has made some general statements about wanting to be everybody's governor and that of course would include Latinos who make up 32 percent of California's total population. That's a significant number. It's no surprise therefore that Schwarzenegger has nominated Abel Maldonado and Bonnie Garcia, two Latino members of the California Assembly, as co-chairs of his campaign. Both, however, are Republicans and Latinos, who typically vote for Democrats by significant margins, will view them as a weak attempt to get their votes. Although Latinos may vote to recall Gray Davis, they will not be likely to select Schwarzenegger. Most Latinos will pick one of their own??Cruz Bustamante?? who, as lieutenant governor, is not just the legitimate heir if Davis is recalled, but also someone who knows about Latino issues like the back of his hand. ![]() Julián Castro's Monolingualism: a ... Biden's Immigration Plan: Between Trump and ... Legal and Illegal Immigration: A Winning ... World Cup: Beyond the Soccer Field John Kelly's Fails English and History
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