Remember When California Used to Love Immigrants?


California and immigrants have had a long, tortured history, with the Golden State being one of the few states who discriminated against EVERYONE: blacks, Mexicans, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italians–essentially everyone who wasn't of Anglo-Saxon stock, unless you were an Okie and Arkie.

I was reminded of this when visiting the Orange County Fair recently, and laughing at the ridiculous piece of propaganda featured on their official 1976 program. Picture after the jump!

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Compare this propaganda to California's reality–not just of today, but when INVADERS were coming in LEGALLY. What say you, Know Nothings?

UPDATE: Here is a cleaner version courtesy of the Liberal OC's Dan Chmielewski. Don't think California ever had too many Polacks save Anaheim…

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