 "The program represents the entrenchment of a parallel nonproductive economy promoting abuse behind the guise of law enforcement and crime deterrence", he wrote.He testified as a prosecution witness for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in their civil suit, known as "Vicente v. Barnett", against Arizona businessman Roger Barnett.Barnett was ordered to pay $73,000 in damages for assaulting a group of migrants near the US-Mexico border.