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...Pete Wilson...
...Those who had dismissed the initiative as merely a tactical weapon in California Governor Pete Wilson's crusade to get federal dollars to close his budget deficit were quickly disabused. Immediately after the 59% to 41% vote in favor of 187, he moved to bar illegal immigrants from receiving prenatal services and from entering nursing homes -- thus, he claimed, freeing $90 million a year in funds for legal residents. Wilson declared, "The people of California have passed Proposition 187. Now we must enforce...
...victorious California Governor Pete Wilson...
...Outside Moderates: Two newly re-elected Governors, William Weld in Massachusetts and Pete Wilson in California, have proved that government works. Both are fiscal conservatives and social moderates. They are pro- choice. "Most of the possibilities will be cookie-cutter candidates running to the right to get well with the Christian Coalition, which makes up about 25% of the nominating electorate," says G.O.P. consultant Roger Stone. "There's room for a pro-choice Republican like Weld or Wilson, and the social issues have always been big in the primaries." But Wilson could have trouble even at home. California conservatives supported...
...result, Proposition 187 has drawn strong support in California, and incumbent Republican Gov. Pete Wilson has made controlling illegal immigration a centerpiece of his reelection campaign...