TO OUR READERS.Public Forum is taking the week off. For the Public Forum for Saturday, Jan. 9, the Daily News invites readers to comment on Pete Wilson's record as governor. How does the record of his administration compare with those of his predecessors, including George Deukmejian Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. (born July 6, 1928) is an American Republican politician from California, the thirty-fifth Governor of California (1983-1991), and a former California Attorney General (1979-1983). and Jerry Brown For the whistleblower, see . Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (born April 7, 1938), is the Attorney General for the state of California. Brown has had a lengthy political career spanning terms on the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees (1969-1971), as California ? How did Wilson handle the recession that greeted his administration in 1991? Should Wilson be remembered favorably or harshly for his support of propositions 187 (illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. ), 209 (prohibiting race and gender based preferences in public employment, education and contracting) and 227 (limiting bilingual education bilingual education, the sanctioned use of more than one language in U.S. education. The Bilingual Education Act (1968), combined with a Supreme Court decision (1974) mandating help for students with limited English proficiency, requires instruction in the native )? Is Wilson a viable candidate for the Republican nomination in 2000? Letters on this subject must reach the Daily News no later than Wednesday, Jan. 6. |
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