tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162455938801632867.post3009308993040333601..comments2016-11-05T15:06:44.921-04:00Comments on Rambling Historian: Racism in the Arizona DesertDavid Lee McMullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066994932090777631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162455938801632867.post-27647143262756079722010-03-25T13:19:02.364-04:002010-03-25T13:19:02.364-04:00For a nation of immigrants, we treat new immigrant...For a nation of immigrants, we treat new immigrants very badly. As for Texas, nothing surprises me these days.David Lee McMullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066994932090777631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162455938801632867.post-4501205610124174722010-03-25T09:28:18.251-04:002010-03-25T09:28:18.251-04:00Well said, doctor.
I am baffled by individual s...Well said, doctor. <br /> <br />I am baffled by individual states and even municipalities enforcing their own interpretations of immigration law. It's not theirs to enforce; it's in the federal domain.<br /><br />There is a suburb in the Dallas area that has spent several years and millions of dollars trying to enact and enforce an ordinance that makes it illegal to rent property to illegal aliens. Believe it or not, landlords would be responsible for enforcing the ordinance! (I don't know about you, but the idea of some of the landlords I've paid rent to deciding whether I can stay in this country is enough to keep me up at night.)<br /><br />Fortunately, a federal judge ruled yesterday that the ordinance is unconstitutional, and issued a permanent injunction against enforcing it. But the municipality is STILL refusing to accept reality.<br /><br />According to the Dallas Morning News:<br /><br />'Mayor Tim O'Hare, the driving force behind the ordinances, said he wants to appeal.<br /><br />'"The American people are tired of judges legislating from the bench," he said. "This decision is not unexpected but welcomed, because it allows us to get closer to this ordinance becoming reality."<br /><br />'But O'Hare said the City Council would have to vote on whether to continue a fight that has cost the city nearly $3.2 million since September 2006. And the city may need to spend an additional $623,000 in legal fees in the year ahead, city finance director Charles Cox said Wednesday.<br /><br />'The council could discuss the issue as early as April 6.<br /><br />'Council member Ben Robinson said he wasn't sure whether he'd vote to appeal, but said he still supports the ordinance.<br /><br />'"Illegal activity of any type should not be ignored or accepted no matter whether in Dallas, Farmers Branch or other cities or states," he said. '<br /><br />Two things strike me as surreal about this. <br /><br />First, Council member Robinson apparently sees no irony in the fact that Farmers Branch has been acting illegally, based on two judges' rulings.<br /><br />Second, I've wondered what the mayor would be doing today if his ancestors had been treated in the same manner when they arrived from in the United States from Ireland. I would guess that they didn't arrive fully documented, with H-1B work permits. If they had been deported, would Tim O'Hare even be alive today?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355839056690204486noreply@blogger.com