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<p>As the state with the country’s largest immigrant population, California has the most to gain—or the most to lose—in the immigration debate.</p>

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<strong><a href="http://www.latinodecisions.com/&quot; target="_blank">Latino Decisions</a></strong></p>

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<p>Prior to 1986 a clear Left voice could be heard on immigration reform. Among its priorities was that there would be no guest worker program, there would be no employer sanctions, there would be a more humane border enforcement policy, and there would be a clear path to citizenship with an absence of penalties and fees. For the most part we lost, and the only real victory was that proposals for a guest worker program died.</p>