[In the 1988 campaign], in moving from group identification to political awareness, Jackson’s position on the issues most relevant to each group was seen as crucial.
A campaign letter from Latinos for Jackson emphasized his opposition to the Simpson-Rodino immigration bill and his support for bilingual education.
The letter highlighted his active participation in the Watsonville canning strike, the Phelps Doge strike, and the Campbell’s soup boycott. His visits with the leaders of Nicaragua, Mexico, and Cuba
as well as the barrios of East Los Angeles were mentioned.
The only issue on which Dukakis and Jackson clearly split was the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which Jackson opposed and Dukakis supported.
Source: The Search for Common Ground, by Charles Henry, p.124
Jul 2, 1991
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