California Republicans are split on possible anti-illegal immigration measure

The L.A. Times reports on the proposed California ballot measure that copycats Arizona’s SB 1070 and is dividing California Republicans.  Some prominent Republican strategists and leaders fear that teh initiative could further harm the party’s relationship with Latinos, the fastest-growing segment of the electorate. Currently, it is unclear whether the ballot’s backers will have the financial resources to gather enough signatures to place the measure on the 2012 ballot.  Backers need to collect 433,971 valid signatures by April 21, 2011, which they hope to do with a paid signature-gatherers and volunteers.

KJ