Thursday, January 18, 2007

Marcha Migrante II

Another march on Farmers Branch:

In addition to the major march on Farmers Branch, Texas being organized for April 1, it looks like Marcha Migrante II will also soon be coming to that city. Marcha Migrante II is a 5,000 mile journey that begins on February 2 in San Diego, California and is scheduled to arrive in Farmers Branch on February 14, Valentine's Day. Interestingly, the name Valentine comes from the Latin word valor, meaning worthy. Given Farmers Branch's recently adopted measures naming English the official language and fining some, but not all*, landlords who rent their apartments to unauthorized immigrants, I'd say they merit the Marcha Migrante II visit.

(*The rental ordinance only applies to property owners, managers and tenants of buildings that contain three or more apartments, but does not apply to property owners, managers and tenants of single-family rental homes or buildings with less than three apartment units.)

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