Last month, 
a federal court struck down an ordinance in Farmers Branch, Texas, that sought to ban landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. This Dallas suburb of 27,500 people is now waiting to hear from the court on a second ordinance - one that requires tenants to get a residency permit from City Hall in order to rent apartments.
Under the new ordinance, prospective buyers or renters would have to prove their citizenship or residency status in order to obtain the license. Supporters say if the new ordinance is deemed constitutional, it would spread to other area communities contemplating measures to control illegal immigration.
The newly elected mayor of Farmers Branch, Tim O’Hare (in photo at left), has been gathering support for this and other similar measures to control illegal immigration in the last two years.
How did Farmers Branch come to take a lead in the crackdown against illegal immigration? What propels communities to take illegal immigration under local control?
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