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Business, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Breaking News: Dallas Federal Judge rules against Farmers Branch ban on renting to undocumented immigrants

May 28, 2008, 3:50 PM 37

LatinaLista — The brakes have been applied to the mean-spirited city ordinance that would have banned the rental of apartments to undocumented immigrants. The federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge Sam Lindsay, found the ordinance to be unconstitutional and…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

New Texas Mayor Wants the Expulsion of Undocumented Immigrants to be a Town Project

May 12, 2008, 5:37 PM 49

LatinaLista — Undocumented residents who live in Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Texas have been put on notice. Weekend elections held in these two suburbs north of Dallas have resulted in the elections of two mayors who share the same…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Intolerance Fuels the High Cost of Illegal Immigration

Jan 23, 2008, 7:31 PM 26

LatinaLista — The assumption by many state lawmakers is that if undocumented immigrants are denied a place to live and the opportunity to be a licensed driver, they will have no choice but to leave. But it doesn’t work…