5th Cir. Upholds ban on Texas immigrant housing law

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3. I Remember Reading That The Original Idea Was To Promote White-Out

I remember reading in the Dallas Observer that the original impetus for this piece of legislation was a desire to "whiten up" Farmer's Branch. According to the article, the guys who first thought up this notion were members of the same church, wanted to remake Farmer's Branch into something more like the wealthier parts of Richardson and Plano, and decided that trying to force those declasse people of Mexican descent to leave would be a jim-dandy way to turn their fantasy into reality.

I also think I read that another notion of theirs was to try and force homeowners to repaint their houses in dull colors, their thinking being that since Hispanics supposedly preferred brighter colors, they'd feel less welcome and would *go away*.

I understand that a lot of the people who thought up the city council law are currently suffering convenient bouts of memory-loss.