The following article was re-posted from Colorlines blog.
By Julianne Hing
On Tuesday evening the Southern Texas town of Tomball voted down two anti-immigrant ordinances that would have made English the official language of the town and sought to bar undocumented immigrants from renting or owning property in the town. The town’s residents also fought back against what they saw as Tea Party infiltrators who were trying to close the city’s day laborer center down. The site will remain open.
The city council tabled another ordinance that would have demanded the city only award contracts to companies that hire employees who are legal residents of the town. City Councilman Derek Townsend said he proposed all three because he wanted Tomball to send a message that the small town of 10,209 was going to take a stand against the federal government’s inaction on immigration.
But the leaders of Tomball, Texas show that you don’t necessarily have to be an immigrant rights crusader to oppose anti-immigrant ordinances. You just need to be practical.
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