▁federal ▁imm igration ▁laws ▁throughout ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Since ▁federal ▁imm igration ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁the ▁exclusive ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁there ▁is ▁considerable ▁dispute ▁regarding ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁civil ▁imm igration ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁by ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁authorities . ▁The ▁measure ▁was ▁sure ▁to ▁have ▁faced ▁legal ▁challeng es ▁if ▁approved ▁by ▁vot ers ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁Before ▁pro ponents ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁ball ot , ▁the ▁measure ▁fal tered ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁when ▁first ▁introduced ▁by ▁Assembly ▁Member ▁Ray ▁Hay nes ▁( R - M ur ri eta ). ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁introduced ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁initi ative ▁proposal ▁and ▁had ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁collect ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁valid ▁sign atures ▁of ▁registered ▁California ▁vot ers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁qual ify ▁the ▁measure ▁for ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁the ▁measure ▁project ed ▁annual ▁costs ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁department . ▁ ▁The ▁proposal ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁fund ing ▁allocation , ▁but ▁did ▁author ize ▁the ▁Governor ▁to ▁use ▁emer gency ▁powers ▁to ▁real loc ate ▁fund ing ▁appropri ated ▁for ▁other ▁purposes ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁state ▁budget . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁seek ▁federal ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁costs ▁to ▁the ▁state