Why do you believe the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to rule in favor of the latest version of the Farmers Branch renters ordinance?
Hethmon: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has a solid record of recognizing that state and local jurisdictions are not prevented from cooperative immigration law enforcement, and also has interpreted the federal harboring statute in a way that would include the scope of the Farmers Branch ordinance. What’s the significance of the Fremont ordinance, passed in that Nebraska town? Stein: Fremont is a grass-roots, ground-up operation. We try to infuse that kind of activity with expertise to assist people in bringing about their stated goals and objectives. … FAIR and our movement are bringing experience to bear. Was there a game-changer in reigniting forces in the nation to oppose illegal immigration? Stein: Their [the Obama administration officials’] decision to hold enforcement hostage to amnesty was the strategic game-changer. They made a decision to cram down amnesty in a recession … and it was politically naive, arrogant. Any plans to take on the U.S. Supreme Court decision Plyler
