I. The historical impact of Spanish speakers in California
A. California legacy of the Spanish empire
D. The pattern of Spanish developers' decline
II. The status of today's Spanish speakers in California
B. Spanish speaking students' ideas of limited life options C. Disadvantages perceived by Spanish speakers in Anglo culture
III. The scope of the Spanish speaking population in California
A. Dramatic increases in Spanish speaking immigration
B. Diversity of Spanish speaking cultures, socioeconomic groups
IV. The Anglo response to Spanish speakers in California
A. Proposition 63 English as California's official language
1. Anglo fears of Spanish speaking political blocs
2. Disavowals of Spanish speaking blocs
3. Efforts to use blocs for political ends
B. Official response to Spanish speakers in California
1. The mixed results of bilingual education
2. The suffering of bilingual education because of larger educational failures
A. Spanish speakers and the 1990 Census
B. Spanish speakers and 1991 reapportionment
C. Spanish speakers and the 1988 election
D. Anglo Spanish political confrontations based on language
VI. Education and Spanish speakers: A special case
A. English only efforts and racism in schools
B. Bilingual education: success and failures
2. The role of language in mainstreaming students
VII. Spanish speakers and the economy
A. Growing Spanish speaking presence in California
B. The philosophy of economic self help among Spanish speaking business leaders
C. Economic advancement as a vehicle of assimiliation
The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of Spanish speaking groups on California politics. The plan of the research will be to set forth the various ethnic groups located in the state of California whose first language is Spanish, and then to discuss the influence of such group...