Potential legal battle between immigrants, Border Watch heats up

08:21 AM CDT on Tuesday, October 9, 2007

By Karla Barguiarena / 11 News

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Border Watch The tactics of anti-immigrant group Border Watch, who are determined to keep undocumented workers from being hired, are well-known.

But a potential border backlash could end up in court. The question is whether immigrants would have a case.

It’s an on-going fight, pitting people who are looking for work against people who are looking to send them back home.

Now one side says it may be losing the battle.

Jose Luis Ramirez says he hasn’t found much work because US Border watch keeps interfering with his search.

It began months ago, when border watch volunteers started protesting in front of day labor sites And continued this past weekend in Spring, where volunteers not only targeted workers but people who hire them.

“Many of the workers feel that the presence of the Border Watch has scared some of the employers from coming to pick them up,â€