The Playbook We've Seen Once Before

About this episode

This episode explores the political rise of Pete Wilson and the impact of fear-based immigration politics on California's political landscape.

Exploring the political rise of Pete Wilson, the Republican movement that shaped him, the rise of Proposition 187, and how fear-based immigration politics helped transform California from a Republican stronghold into a Democratic-dominated state for decades afterward. #PeteWilson #Prop187 #CaliforniaPolitics #ImmigrationHistory #PoliticalHistory #CivilRights #VloggingPod

People in this episode

Host: Eri Nelson

Topics covered

• political rise
• immigration politics
• California politics
• Republican movement
• Proposition 187
• fear-based politics

Keywords

• Pete Wilson
• Proposition 187
• California Politics
• Immigration History
• Political History
• Civil Rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Republican movement, Democratic-dominated state

Places: California

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