is blunt. the california republican party has a problem. i think people who have been running in the state have been on a very small message. and i m going to say an angry message. reporter: and a message that california voters have largely rejected. arnold schwarzenegger was one of the only republicans to avoid that fight. his 2006 re-election was the last time the gop won a statewide race. over the past two decades no issue has played a larger role in the party s struggles than illegal immigration. i m suing to force the federal government to control the border and i m working to deny state services to illegal immigrants. reporter: those problems began in 1994 when republican governor pete wilson led the fight for proposition 187, a ballot initiative banning government services for illegal immigrants. the federal government won t stop them at the border. yet requires us to pay billions to take care of them. reporter: that battle has damaged the gop s reputation
the california republican party has a problem. i think people who have been running in the state have been on a very small message. and i m going to say an angry message. reporter: and a message that california voters have largely rejected. arnold schwarzenegger was one of the only republicans to avoid that fight. his 2006 re-election was the last time the gop won a statewide ra. over the past two decades no issue has played a larger role in the party s struggles than illegal immigration. i m suing to force the federal government to control the border and i m working to deny state services to illegal immigrants. reporter: those problems began in 1994 when republican governor pete wilson led the fight for proposition 187, a ballot initiative banning government services for illegal immigrants. the federal government won t stop them at the border. yet requires us to pay billions to take care of them. reporter: that battle has damaged the gop s reputation with califor
the california republican party has a problem. i think people who have been running in the state have been on a very small message. and i m going to say an angry message. reporter: and a message that california voters have largely rejected. arnold schwarzenegger was one of the only republicans to avoid that fight. his 2006 re-election was the last time the gop won a statewide race. over the past two decades no issue has played a larger role in the party s struggles than illegal immigration. i m suing to force the federal government to control the border and i m working to deny state services to illegal immigrants. reporter: those problems began in 1994 when republican governor pete wilson led the fight for proposition 187, a ballot initiative banning government services for illegal immigrants. the federal government won t stop them at the border. yet requires us to pay billions to take care of them. reporter: that battle has damaged the gop s reputation with calif
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