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When the next generation looks racially different from the last, political tensions rise

  • Written by Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
California's 1994 fight over immigration parallels the present-day U.S.AP Photo/Nick Ut

The election of Donald Trump may have surprised some observers, but many Californians felt a sense of déjà vu.

Just over 20 years ago, the state passed Proposition 187. The campaign around this ballot initiative, later deemed unconstitutional,...

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