A little more than two years after this city of 27,750 put itself in the national spotlight by trying to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments, life for Hispanics has changed in Farmers Branch.
Among working-class Hispanics, there are rumors that the city "doesn’t want us." They are jittery around police, and some know families that have moved out since the city started trying to prohibit illegal immigrants from renting in 2006.
The controversy has also inspired Hispanic professionals to organize, with the goal of gaining representation in a city where Latinos — who make up nearly half the population — have had virtually none. READ FULL ARTICLE
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