California Dreaming: Proposition 187 sought to end social services for undocumented immigrants; instead it gave them increased political power
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- If you want to see how much immigration has shaped California, all you need to do is walk 300 feet down San Francisco's Clement Street. In one block between 4th and 5th Avenue, you will walk past a Burmese restaurant, a Mexican taquería, a Korean fusion eatery, and a Turkish restaurant. On the other side of the block are restaurants serving Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Vietnamese food. There's even a crepe place squeezed in. California has by far the most immigrants of any state in the country. Eleven million immigrants live in the Golden State, representing more than a qu...