The English-only initiative vows education for 'all' children, even those here illegally. The June 1998 California ballot will contain a proposition that will significantly reduce the extent of bilingual education in California public schools. When he ran against Pete Wilson in the 1994 Republican gubernatorial primary, he opposed Proposition 187. Many people support Proposition 187's ban on publicly financed education for illegal immigrants and believe that eventually it will be upheld by the courts. We also support the significant reduction, if not the elimination of bilingual education and wish that Unz had written his initiative without overriding any part of Proposition 187.
Corrective action is possible.