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A Texas city gets strict, becomes divided on undocumented immigration

by Anna Otieno WHAT’S HAPPENING Like many communities, Irving, TX, has seen an increase in undocumented immigrants. A local law passed in 2007, allowing police to conduct immigration checks on everyone they arrest, is dividing the community, pitting Latinos and retail businesses on one side, advocates of strict immigration enforcement on the other, and the […]