Posted on August 19th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
FB rental ban dispute still has no resolution | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
FARMERS BRANCH – A year after City Council member Tim O’Hare launched a contentious debate with his crusade to crack down on illegal immigrants, residents are still divided – about whether the city has […]
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Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
North Texas town makes English its official language | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
OAK POINT — A divided City Council has passed a resolution making English the official language of this North Texas town.
The council voted 3-2 Monday for the measure, which will apply only to Oak Point’s operating policies and will not regulate individuals or […]
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Posted on May 24th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Rental ban against noncitizens halted
FARMERS BRANCH — A federal judge on Monday halted enforcement of a voter-endorsed ordinance preventing apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants, a day before the ban was to take effect in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch.
U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay wrote in granting a temporary restraining order that only […]
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Posted on May 11th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Mayor opposes immigration ordinance
FARMERS BRANCH — The mayor of the first city in Texas to forbid landlords from renting apartments to illegal immigrants is urging voters to strike down the ordinance.
It’s the first time Mayor Bob Phelps has taken a public position against the measure, which was adopted in November and resulted in lawsuits […]
Filed under: Bob Phelps, David Blair, Farmers Branch, Richard Escalante, immigrants, immigration | 6 Comments »
Posted on May 8th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Metro | State
In a rare, blistering personal privilege speech, Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, complained bitterly that Swinford refused to consider any of bills addressing illegal immigration.”That’s not what my constituents want to hear,” Berman said.
He criticized “illegal aliens” for costing Texas taxpayers $3.5 billion a year and creating chaos for public hospital emergency rooms […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
Dead or dying• Sale of the Texas lottery. Perry’s priority to fund cancer research never had the breath of life.
• Gambling. A bill to help the Tigua Indians and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe reopen their casinos died on a tie vote in the House last week. Resurrection seems unlikely.
• Legislation to allow Texas Hold ‘Em […]
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Posted on March 2nd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Colorado considers prisons as source for farmworkers | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
DENVER — Ever since passing what its legislature touted as the nation’s toughest laws against illegal immigrants last summer, Colorado has struggled with a labor shortage as migrant workers fled the state. This week, officials announced a novel solution: use convicts as farm labor.
The […]
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Posted on February 24th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Star-Telegram | 02/24/2007 | Events set to aid immigrants in Farmers Branch
Groups opposed to Farmers Branch’s stance against illegal immigration will hold two events in the city today: one with a long-term goal of helping immigrants become citizens, the other with the immediate goal of registering people to vote.
People authorized to register voters will go […]
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Posted on February 18th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Foes of immigration forget that ‘illegal aliens’ are people, too
Undocumented workers, to some people, are not criminals.They are crimes. Hence the term “illegal aliens,” as if their very beings — not their acts — were against the law. The immigrants, if you take this attitude one step further, have […]
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Posted on February 17th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Lawmaker pulls bill for employer sanctions
AUSTIN — A state lawmaker has withdrawn legislation to impose sanctions on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, saying he wanted to thank the state’s largest business organization for joining a Hispanic coalition in fighting what they call “anti-immigrant” bills in the Legislature.The Texas Association of Business joined […]
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