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Farmers Branch, Tex., Immigration Ordinance Overturned

September 1, 2008 – 1:13 pm

On Thursday, a federal judge overturned a Dallas suburb’s anti-illegal immigration ordinance (Word doc), ruling that Farmers Branch, Tex., could not require landlords to verify tenants’ immigration status. The ordinance, passed in 2006, was similar to one passed by Hazleton, Pa. in 2006 and overturned the following year. Hazleton is still appealing that decision.
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By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Columbia, Farmers Branch, Hazleton, illegal immigration, Immigration, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Texas, Tim O'Hare | Comments

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