Posted on 09/06/2006 7:47:08 PM PDT by ItsForTheChildren
FARMERS BRANCH – City Council members on Tuesday night chose not to go forward with ordinances that would have restricted illegal immigrants from living and working in the city.
But they vowed to pursue such measures this fall if Congress doesn't come up with a plan to enforce existing laws and reach an agreement on immigration reform.
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"It's exactly what we were asking for," said Farmers Branch resident Luis de la Garza. "It's a federal issue."
Carlos Quintanilla, representative of the League of United Latin American Citizens, agreed.
"We want immigration reform," he said. "We want it immediately; we want it to be fair and equitable. ... It is a great victory for us."
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They are "downright mad" at the federal government.
"They are "downright mad" at the federal government."
When it comes to border security and immigration, who isn't.
Farmers Branch makes a big noise then punks out.
The gringos in Farmers Branch have no cojones.
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A better compromise would have been to pass some of these ideas and let the others wait until Congress or the state passes laws that deal with the issue. For instance, if the federal or state governments are going to pass laws fining businesses that hire illegal immigrants, then an additional law at a city council level might only complicate matters. I'd also be slow to punish landlords who rent to illegal aliens. Those landlords are already under pressure from the other side because they can be sued for discrimination if they seem to make renting tougher for people of certain ethnic backgrounds. Before I'd do something like that on a city level, I'd look for the federal or state governments to help sort out the entire identification issue. On the other hand, making English the official language of local government is something that the city can do regardless of what is done at higher levels. Likewise, how the city spends its money on youth programs is for the city to decide, and passing a resolution now would show Congress and the state governments that people are serious at the local level.
Bill
I see no reason why field workers who have been coming here for several years, and are proven to stick to their jobs, stacking up no criminal activity, could not be registered to do seasonal work. They would have to sign in upon entering the country, bearing papers signed by their employers here. They could be detained while the papers are checked and authorized. IMHO all other illegals should be deported, and our borders closed to them until we are no longer at war.
I went to college with a hispanic guy. He refused to even talk to the LULACkies. They courted him repeatedly and he told them to screw off because he didn't need to use his ethnicity to succeed.
The feds, of course, buckled long before Hazelton and continue to do so.
So am I. Madder than I ever remember being at an administration I voted for on a single issue.
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