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Published on November 01, 2007

To Villafranca, the city council seems to be trying to expel not only illegal immigrants but anyone it considers "undesirable."

In late September, she and representatives of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund were alarmed to find out the city council had requested the names and addresses of all children enrolled in local public schools, reportedly to address overcrowding in apartments and private homes.

Smith said he considered the request unnecessary. "I hear lots of concerns about the number of cars in the driveways—that's a problem," he says, "but I don't think the fact someone has four kids in the house with them is much of a problem."

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