Over the past two years, towns and suburbs around the country (Hazleton, Pa.; Farmers Branch, Texas) have cracked down on illegal immigration with local ordinances. These laws are usually designed to make it hard for illegal immigrants to find jobs or rent homes, and they have had mixed success. Now, it looks like the Washington, […]
Anti-Immigration Measures Get Micro-Local
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · anti-immigration, Columbia, day laborers, Farmers Branch, Hazleton, Herndon, illegal immigrants, immigrants, Immigration, Pennsylvania, Texas
Local Solutions for Illegal Immigration Problems?
June 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 […]
Tags: · Columbia, Farmers Branch, immigrants, Immigration, Texas, Tim O'Hare