Two decades after California voters approved Proposition 187, barring public services to those in the country illegally, Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday that the political tide has turned in the state with a growing wave of Latino voters demanding more tolerant policy from Sacramento.<\/p>\n
The governor cited the history of various groups controlling California as a lesson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mexicans threw out the Spanish around 1815, and then, of course, the gringos threw out the Mexicans in 1846, or 1848,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut the point is you never keep control forever. There\u2019s always new waves coming so you\u2019ve got to stay ahead of the wave.”<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s what we call Brown power,” he joked with a play on his name.<\/p>\n
Speaking to hundreds of Latino elected officials from throughout the country holding a conference in San Diego, Brown said the shift in power has made possible public support for changes including his signing of legislation providing driver\u2019s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally and providing them with scholarships and the right to practice law.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe power you represent is growing and it is growing in very important ways,\u201d Brown told the members of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort.<\/p>\n
Brown went on to credit \u201cthe sheer power of the Latino community as it is felt in the towns and cities and counties up and down this state. That is the tide that is turning the political feelings and philosophy of state government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: LATimes<\/p>\n
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