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    Farmers Branch Texas to Make a Move on illegal Immigration

    Folks,

    I heard about this while I was on the air in Texas today. The council member that brought this up is being threatened with Recall by LULAC. Here are some details I received by e-mail. See what else you can find on the story so we can get these fine folks in Texas some backup ALIPAC style.

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    William:

    I can’t tell you how happy I am to see you doing something about this. It is time the majority of Americans, who feel this is a travesty, stand up and let the other 10 percent know that we are sick of this. A little city in Texas, Farmers Branch, has decided to take a stand and enforce the immigration laws and declare “English” as their official language. They are getting clobbered by the LULAC and other organizations who are not strong, but just vocal. Of course the media will pick up on this and only report what they (LULAC) are saying and not report the findings from the polls of normal Americans

    The majority of Americans need to start getting more vocal and drown this crap out. If the 90% of us who feel this is simply wrong, will get off our butts and do something about it, we can stop it. The politicians don’t need to worry about the Hispanics being able to vote, they need to worry about the 1M of us Americans that can already vote and if we get rallied enough, we can send anyone in Washington that wants to allow our laws to be broken, back to their home states.

    I support you 100% and anything that I can do to help the cause, I will. I’ve already made my donation.

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    W.,

    Here are a few stories that we have posted.

    Also, I e-mailed the city council a few days ago to show my support.

    Show your support!!!!!!!! You can call, write, fax or e-mail!!!!!

    Bob Phelps
    MAYOR
    12705 Epps Field, 75234
    972-484-9388 (H)
    972-484-8080 (O)
    972-484-8349 Fax
    bob.phelps@farmersbranch.info
    First Elected: 1986
    Current Term Expires: 2008

    Tim O'Hare
    DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM
    CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 2
    2606 Dixiana, 75234
    972-960-0000 (O)
    972-484-6980 (H)
    972-243-7592 Fax
    tim.ohare@farmersbranch.info
    First Elected: 2005
    Current Term Expires: 2008

    Bill Moses
    CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 4
    3118 Pin Oak Court, 75234
    972-247-1274 (H)
    972-243-7350 (O)
    972-620-4876 Fax
    bill.moses@farmersbranch.info
    First Elected: 1988
    Current Term Expires: 2007

    Charlie Bird
    CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 1
    14415 Valley Hi Circle, 75234
    972-241-3447 (H)
    972-620-1134 Fax
    charlie.bird@farmersbranch.info
    First Elected: 1996
    Current Term Expires: 2007

    James "Jim" Smith
    CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 3
    2811 Bay Meadow Circle, 75234
    972-247-3980 (O)
    jim.smith@farmersbranch.info
    First Elected: 2006
    Current Term Expires: 2009


    Ben Robinson
    MAYOR PRO TEM
    CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 5
    13824 Wooded Creek Court, 75244
    972-241-5426 (H)
    ben.robinson@farmersbranch.info
    First Elected: 2003
    Current Term Expires: 2009



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    JohnB,

    Great Minds think alike. On second thought, so do twisted ones.

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    Please post the full text of the articles here or mount them in our news section and link to them.

    We want the info archived and avail for the homepage.

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    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hea ... 32826.html

    Farmers Branch eyes tough stance on immigrants

    FARMERS BRANCH — Mayor Bob Phelps said council members will eventually take action on proposals aimed at making it tougher for illegal immigrants to live and work in the city.

    "It's going to happen," he said. "I don't know when, but it will happen."

    However, it was unclear after a meeting Monday night if and when the City Council would discuss passing a strict illegal immigration ordinance.

    During the meeting, city council members heard from constituents on whether they should approve tough immigration-related measures, but no formal decision was made.

    Supporters said the proposal simply tries to make the city less attractive to people who are in the country illegally.

    "It will take time to do what the council wants to do," said Councilman Charlie Bird, who supported the proposal. "We've got work to do."

    Opponents said the move would cause hardship to people who were here working hard.

    "We wouldn't want to do business with a city that is so racist," said Elizabeth Villafranca, whose husband owns Cuquita's Restaurant in Farmers Branch.

    City Councilman Tim O'Hare asked the council to consider an ordinance that would prohibit landlords from leasing to illegal immigrants, penalize businesses that employ undocumented workers, make English the city's official language, cease publication of any documents in Spanish and eliminate subsidies for illegal immigrants in the city's youth programs.

    Mayor Pro Tem Ben Robinson also suggested banning day laborers from assembling and having police submit to immigration officials copies of documents presented by people they encounter on traffic stops or accidents.

    The provisions echo those passed by Hazleton, Pa. last month. The ACLU, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and other groups filed a lawsuit challenging Hazleton's ordinance, contending it is discriminatory and unworkable.

    If Farmers Branch follows Hazleton's lead, the ACLU of Texas will also sue, said Will Harrell, the organization's director. Representatives from the League of United Latin American Citizens and other groups also have said the same.

    "We definitely are going to engage this one," Harrell said. "It's painfully unconstitutional, hateful and grotesquely poor public policy. ... Hopefully, City Council reason will prevail. If not, we will meet them squarely in the courtroom."

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    http://www.dallasnews.com

    Residents clash over illegal immigrant plan

    Farmers Branch: Backers cite quality of life; foes call measures racist


    07:54 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 22, 2006

    By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News

    FARMERS BRANCH – City Council members had little to say Monday night about suggestions from two of their colleagues that they adopt measures that would make it harder for illegal immigrants to live and work in the city.
    But their constituents had plenty to say in a work session marked by heckling and interruptions by both sides. Many opponents cried "racism," and many supporters said the measures had nothing to do with race and only aimed to make the city less attractive to people who are here illegally.

    Several dozen residents crowded into the council chambers to discuss whether the city should restrict illegal immigrants through such measures as making it illegal for landlords to lease property to them; fining businesses that employ them; making English the city's official language; and halting funding for children of illegal immigrants to participate in Summer Funshine and other youth programs.

    Those ideas, by council member Tim O'Hare, were borrowed from ordinances adopted by Hazelton, Pa., and under consideration by cities in California, Florida and elsewhere.

    Mayor Pro Tem Ben Robinson had more ideas. He suggested that the council also consider prohibiting the assembly of day laborers; requiring contractors to abide by all federal laws, including immigration laws; and having police who question the residency papers of people they encounter on traffic stops or accidents make copies of those documents and submit them to immigration officials.

    The issue was only an item for discussion during the council's work session, with no action scheduled or taken.

    If and when the council will take the matter up for discussion again was unclear Monday night.

    Council member Charlie Bird said he supported the proposal.

    But he said the city can't arrest and have deported every illegal immigrant, even if it does adopt the local ordinances.

    "It will take time to do what the council wants to do," he said. "We've got work to do."

    Mayor Bob Phelps said the council will take action.

    "It's going to happen," he said. "I don't know when, but it will happen."

    Will Harrell, director of the ACLU of Texas, said earlier Monday that the organization would sue if the city does pass such ordinances.

    Representatives from the League of United Latin American Citizens and other groups last week also threatened lawsuits upon learning that Farmers Branch was considering ordinances restricting illegal immigrants.

    "We definitely are going to engage this one," Mr. Harrell said. "It's painfully unconstitutional, hateful and grotesquely poor public policy. ... Hopefully, City Council reason will prevail. If not, we will meet them squarely in the courtroom."

    Mr. Phelps said Monday night that he was not afraid of threats of lawsuits but didn't think it prudent to spend hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of taxpayer dollars on lawsuits.

    He has said that before the council takes any action, it should wait until after proposed changes in federal immigration law have been adopted.

    Those who addressed the council during the workshop were about 2-to-1 in opposition to the proposals. But the overall audience was largely supportive, often yelling comments to speakers in opposition, interrupting them and prompting Mr. Phelps to bang his gavel several times to call for order.

    "I want to live, Mr. Mayor, in a city that is resistant to lawbreakers," one resident said. "I want to live in a city that's not a haven for them. I want them to know in advance it will be tough for them to live in our city."

    Opponents said the proposed measures would put undue hardships on people who were here working hard to make a living.

    "We wouldn't want to do business with a city that is so racist," said Elizabeth Villafranca, whose husband owns Cuquita's Restaurant in Farmers Branch.

    The nature of the debate concerned resident Kathleen Matsumura.

    "The terrorists can go home and rest. We'll kill ourselves," she said. "We'll just fight each other."

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    Farmers Branch Will Eventually Act On Illegal Immigration Measure
    Last Edited: Tuesday, 22 Aug 2006, 4:35 AM CDT Created: Tuesday, 22 Aug 2006, 4:35 AM CDT

    Mayor Bob Phelps said council members will eventually take action on proposals aimed at making it tougher for illegal immigrants to live and work in the city.

    "It's going to happen," he said. "I don't know when, but it will happen."

    However, it was unclear after a meeting Monday night if and when the City Council would discuss passing a strict illegal immigration ordinance.

    During the meeting, city council members heard from constituents on whether they should approve tough immigration-related measures, but no formal decision was made.

    Supporters said the proposal simply tries to make the city less attractive to people who are in the country illegally.

    "It will take time to do what the council wants to do," said Councilman Charlie Bird, who supported the proposal. "We've got work to do."

    Opponents said the move would cause hardship to people who were here working hard.

    "We wouldn't want to do business with a city that is so racist," said Elizabeth Villafranca, whose husband owns Cuquita's Restaurant in Farmers Branch.

    City Councilman Tim O'Hare asked the council to consider an ordinance that would prohibit landlords from leasing to illegal immigrants, penalize businesses that employ undocumented workers, make English the city's official language, cease publication of any documents in Spanish and eliminate subsidies for illegal immigrants in the city's youth programs.

    Mayor Pro Tem Ben Robinson also suggested banning day laborers from assembling and having police submit to immigration officials copies of documents presented by people they encounter on traffic stops or accidents.

    The provisions echo those passed by Hazleton, Pa. last month. The ACLU, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and other groups filed a lawsuit challenging Hazleton's ordinance, contending it is discriminatory and unworkable.

    If Farmers Branch follows Hazleton's lead, the ACLU of Texas will also sue, said Will Harrell, the organization's director. Representatives from the League of United Latin American Citizens and other groups also have said the same.

    "We definitely are going to engage this one," Harrell said. "It's painfully unconstitutional, hateful and grotesquely poor public policy. ... Hopefully, City Council reason will prevail. If not, we will meet them squarely in the courtroom."
    Copyright 2006 Associated Press.

    I was e-mailed this information but I have not seen the poll yet.
    Fox 4 news also conducted a poll
    "First at 4" did a survey, "Do you think cities should make laws against Illeagles". I voted yes and so did 93% of those voting. Don't recall how many. But only about 5% said no and 2% undecided. "
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