KERA
Two New Mayors Plan Alliance on Illegal Immigration
BJ Austin

DALLAS, TX (2008-05-21) Ron Branson says when Farmers Branch cracked down on illegal immigrants with a couple of rental ordinances, Carrollton - next door - became the default sanctuary city. And he says a lot of people he talked to on the campaign trail didn't like that.

Branson: "I very much admired the steps that Farmers Branch was doing to protect their citizens. They were really on the cutting edge, courageous with what they were doing."

Branson says he will LEARN from Farmers Branch.

Branson: "We're gonna take what they did. And what Irving's done, and what legal tools that we have here. And I'm going to put together a committee, a cross section of our community, and we're going to evaluate our ordinances: what needs to be strengthen, what needs to be changed, what needs to be added."

Branson promises some action on illegal immigration, but he says he's not interested in overlaying what Farmers Branch has done. He says he wants an illegal immigration plan that will suit Carrollton's needs.

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