Politics, defined as organized control over a human community, persists at all levels in the State of California. Californians experience politics in many aspects of their lives. Politics impacts the education system, health care, social services, law enforcement and even marriage. Cultures must conform to policy. The population must live, work, dress and behave according to the policies of a few officials occupying high-ranking positions within the regime. Plato once verbally expressed, “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being ruled by your inferiors.” » (Plato) Politics continues to undermine the “California Dream” through tax increases, budget cuts and immigration laws. Immigration policy changes are often based on political views that discriminate against a particular migrant culture. For example, the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1882 to control the growing population of Chinese immigrants. Proposition 187, designed to control the significantly large Hispanic population by barring illegal immigrants' access to social services, education and health care, shows another example. fluctuating immigration policies. Although immigration policies target the cultures of the highest population at any given time, these laws and policies can often affect immigrants from other cultures in a different way, virtually having a positive reversal outcome. The lives of Latina immigrant women seeking opportunity and education in California, compared to Iranian immigrant women seeking freedom from the oppressive traditional life of Iran, is an impeccable example. Latina women's immigration policy is in the middle of paper......the rest of the world sees California as "the perfect place to live". However, if California continues to violate the negative and discriminatory political view of its immigrants, the “California Dream” will no longer exist. Works cited Hondandagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette. “Maid in LA” California Dreams and Realities: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers. Ed. Sonia Maasik and J F. Solomon. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2001. 116-129. Print.Plato. ""Plato"." BrainyQuote. Xplore, Inc., October 11, 2012. Web. February 22, 2014. .Tohisi, Nayereh. “Iranian Women and Gender Relations in Los Angeles.” Californian Dreams and Realities: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers. Ed. Sonia Maasik and J F. Solomon. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 1993. 149-159. Print.