Comments on: Farmers Branch, TX: The New All-American Sundown Town

By: Alphredo Fenstermucker

Alphredo Fenstermucker — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:19:40 +0000

The “xenophobic resident” of Farmers Branch have simply had enough of the nonsense that Criminal tresspassers are merely “undocumented.”

The whole point is to punish landlords who violate public law by taking MONEY from people who are in Texas ILLEGALLY!

This is not discrimination. It is obeying the law, something that is obviously ignored by the residents of the US who allow and tolerate this practice.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:19:57 +0000

I checked with Mexican authorities regarding individual(s) wanting to visit or have an extended stay in Mexico: I was told that to cross into Mexico one must have a visa, no exceptions. employment is permitted but jobs go to Mexican Nationals first; If one crosses over into Mexico without a visa, they will be detained and sent back over the border, no exceptions; Employment in Mexico must be justified-lots of paperwork; If employed, taxes will be payed…

Seems to me, what is good for the goose should be good for the gander.

As one recent immigrant from Mexico has stated, she understands why Americans are angry, even American-Mexicans. She stated that many illegals do pay taxes and want to become American citizens but that many cross over to get what they can get, with no intentions of becoming citizens, having no concern about America, taking advantage of social services at tax payer expense, tossing out the “race-card”. She has heard several comment on how they can get this or that i.e. medical services, mental health services, food and housing assistance, etc, and that it is FREE. She informed them that the services they receive are not free but paid for by tax dollars taken from American citizens…An American-Mexican man told me that he employs several illegals knowing that they need the jobs but makes sure that he takes out the necessary taxes, etc, out of their paychecks. He said that they become angry and most of the time end up quiting and going elsewhere to seek employment.
I think you get my pt.

By: James Loewen

James Loewen — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:16:32 +0000

Regrettably, I don’t read Spanish.
I wrote the book SUNDOWN TOWNS, discussed here.
Do tell me, in English (!), about Farmers Branch, TX, as a sundown town. Also tell me about any other towns that kept out blacks, Mexicans, or others. Thank you. — James Loewen, jloewen@uvm.edu

By: XicanoPwr

XicanoPwr — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:01:25 +0000

Tom – I really don’t know of any group that is doing anything, but maybe Brave New Foundation can do something about it. Their Outreach Director dropped me a note looking for groups who are pushing for Al Gonzales impeachment. They claim to be progressive, maybe they can take on this project.

Sylvia – thank you. When are you done with law school again, because I think we can use a hand, especially framing it in a legal point of view.

By: appletree » Blog Archive » Tuesday Links: Enigma Edition

appletree » Blog Archive » Tuesday Links: Enigma Edition — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:31:35 +0000

[...] Xicanopwr comments on a new ordinance in Farmer’s Branch, Texas that makes it illegal to rent an apartment to an undocumented immigrant. [...]

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:23:02 +0000

This is a great post, XP; I think a lot of people forget how the public discrimination often saw violent reinforcement in the private sector. I think you laid it out bare in the last paragraph: there’s no way to extract cultural discrimination from racial discrimination because both use the same tools within the same system. And people are using the cultural earmarks to bolster their racism — a problem that we can’t let slide or sift through. They’re symptoms of a larger and more invidious problem.

Anyway, thanks ‘mano. Great analysis.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 15 May 2007 21:28:39 +0000

XicanoPwer,

Do you know of anyone organizing a letter-writing campaign, helping families who have been displaced?

Thanks
Tom