c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. a federal judge is considering whether a texas immigration bill is constitutional. a hearing was held in san antonio late last month. the national association of latino elect asked and appointe

officials discussed the matter as well as similar legislation across the country. >> -- i hope you also have your buttons and will wear them for us to spread the word about not only this very bad legislation but also arming ourselves with the information we need to unite ourselves to fighting legislation like this anywhere, in any state, in any city, anywhere in this country. because only working together would we be able to stop this kind of scapegoating and rhetoric. so today we're going to focus again on the racial profiling bill, and that's what i call it. others call it the show me your papers bill. but it doesn't matter what we call it. because we know what it is. it's targeting our communities. so whether it is like what started in california under pete wilson, with their proposition, or whether it's the a