Social Services

By Tom Campbell

In 1994, California passed Proposition 187, cutting off all social services to those who entered our country illegally. A federal court struck down Prop. 187, and Governor Davis refused to appeal.

The approach of cutting off social services to immigrants was wrong. The prospect of school-age children idle on the streets of our cities, open to being recruited by gangs instead of getting an education, is unconscionable. So also is the thought of a sick person too afraid to go to a clinic. And if his or her ailment was communicable, all of us would be at risk. The right was wrong on this.

The above are statements on several public policy issues drafted by Tom Campbell, former US Congressman, former California State Senator, former Director of Finance for California, and currently Interim Chairman of the Common Sense Party. They are meant to initiate consideration of several important issues; they are not the official views of the Common Sense Party. Please feel free to submit your own thoughts on these issues on the Open Policy Discussion Page.