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Explores factors that can either undermine or bolster political solidarity based on a shared Latino group identity by testing them in the context of CA's Proposition 187 (denying certain social & health care services to illegal immigrants), analyzing data from field polls conducted in Oct 1994, shortly before the general election in which Proposition 187 was on the ballot. Multivariate analyses reveal that legal immigrant Latinos who were noncitizens & who used Spanish as a primary language overwhelmingly opposed Proposition 187 because they feared discrimination with its passage. Latinos who spoke English & were citizens probably perceived no threat from 187, explaining their support for the measure. Findings for Anglos corroborate other research showing that support for Proposition 187 was ideologically driven. Results refine understanding of the Latino population by (1) demonstrating that the group is not monolithic & (2) identifying how issues of assimilation & cultural identity function to forge political divisions among Latinos. 23 References. Adapted from the source document.