Reasons to Still Oppose Ordinance 2903

  1. Immigration issues should be handled by the federal government. Our time and hard-earned dollars should be spent working on our community’s most pressing needs. Make Washington work! Oppose 2903 – and send a message that the federal government should get busy developing a plan for immigration reform.
  2. Make the right kind of headlines. These ordinances are dividing the community. We’ve all seen the images on the news – people screaming at each other, saying hateful things to one another. This is not the city we know and love. Let’s return Farmers Branch to a community of caring citizens.
  3. Farmers Branch businesses are losing money. Since the immigration ordinances were introduced, dozens of businesses say profits are down. These businesses include restaurants, cleaners and apartments, just to name a few. This will have a ripple effect in our community – costing us money in lost wages and economic opportunity.
  4. Diversity is a lesson to share in the community – and classroom. Send a message to future generations that this community celebrates diversity. It’s important. Just listen to Dr. Charles Cole, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Assistant Superintendent of schools, “Our district represents the nation and the world. We are more and more of a diverse society. We can’t isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. That is an advantage for our children to grow up in a world that they will live in.”
  5. Opposing Ordinance 2903 is not supporting illegal immigration. We do not endorse illegal immigration, but we believe Ordinance 2903 hurts the community. We want immigration reform, but believe it should come from the federal level.
  6. Listen to leadership. A wide range of elected officials are urging against immigration reform at the local level. Political leaders such as Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and President George W. Bush have taken a stand against immigration policies at the local level. Instead, they support a bi-partisan, national plan for immigration reform.
  7. Tell the world the real story of Farmers Branch. People across the state and even nation now view Farmers Branch as a divided, torn community. Headlines scream and portray our community as one that is fractured. Opposing 2903 can help return Farmers Branch to the way it once was – recognized as a place that celebrates understanding, values and neighborly ways.