Mary, Mary, you aren't telling the whole truth.

Mary Miller Smith is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the city of Farmers Branch over the ordinance that says landlords cannot rent to illegal aliens. The measure has been declared unconstitutional, but all it entailed was barring landlords from renting to "people who are in the U.S. unlawfully."

Mary says, ". . .what they were doing was wrong -- pushing out the Hispanics." You aren't telling the truth, Mary. Hispanics were not even mentioned in the ordinance. In fact, I detect racist overtones in your statement. Are you saying that illegals are all Hispanic? How dare you stereotype people like that!! The ordinance targeted people who are in the U.S. illegally -- whatever ethnic background or nationality they might be. It said not one word about Hispanics who have a right to be here. In fact, there are laws protecting people who are here legally against housing discrimination.

Mary says if she hadn't stood up, all those people would have had to move. That indicates that Mary knows a bunch of illegal aliens. Has she reported them to ICE? Does Mary know she is breaking a federal law?


"A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a federal felony when she or he:

* assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or
* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.

Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime."

Why isn't Mary being arrested?

"Ex-official fought city on ordinance." The Dallas Morning News; March 7, 2014; p. 1B.

Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)