California would delete old immigration language

Published August 22, 2014 1:26am ET



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are seeking to remove references in state law to a divisive 20-year-old immigration ballot measure in legislation going to Gov. Jerry Brown.

Nearly 60 percent of voters approved Proposition 187 in 1994. The measure would have banned immigrants who are illegally in the country from accessing most social services.

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