Actually, in this case it’s more like kicking them out of the lifeboat.
Immigrant: Judge told me to go home

Anna Calixto went to court Friday seeking an order of protection from her husband, Fernando Calixto. Instead, she was told to go back to her native country of Nicaragua by Blount County Circuit Court Judge W. Dale [...]

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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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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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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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It wasn’t even close.
MyFox Dallas | Farmers Branch Voters Pass Immigration Ordinance
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — A controversial ordinance to ban Farmers Branch apartment owners from renting to illegal immigrants won wide support from voters Saturday night. After all the votes were counted, 68% of voters in the Dallas suburb [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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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MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — With the Texas House poised to consider a border security bill and state budget writers deciding how much to spend, Gov. Rick Perry told a Pittsburgh newspaper some border-crossers with al-Qaida ties have been apprehended.”The information that we have is that there have been individuals who have crossed, and some that have [...]

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80(R) HJR 83 – Introduced version – Bill Text
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of Texas.
Does anyone else wonder why these type of anti-immigrant bills are filed by people that seem to have the least contact with Hispanics in general?
SAS Output
ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
SPEAKS OTHER THAN ENGLISH [...]

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