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| Dallas Suburb Passes Laws Restricting Illegal Immigrants (68%, Yes) |
| 2007-05-13 |
| I consider this homefront WoT Politix cuz, US terrorists are mostly Aliens, Farmer Branchers know it. FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) - Voters in this Dallas suburb became the first in the nation Saturday to prohibit landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants. The ban was approved by a vote of 68 percent to 32 percent in final, unofficial returns. The balloting marked the first public vote on a local government measure to crack down on illegal immigration. "It says especially to Congress that we're tired of the out-of-control illegal immigration problem. That if Congress doesn't do something about it, cities will," said Tim O'Hare, a City Council member who was the ordinance's lead proponent. |
| Posted by:Angoger Unomoger5966 |
| #7 Demand a American driver's license as a first step. Social Security card is another step, even though forgeries of both can be obtained. Checking the rental history is always helpful (if they haven't been around for more than a year, where were they previously?), and should be done anyway to ensure a troublemaker isn't moving in. The last but one landlord is better than the current one, who'd say anything to get rid of problem, although I always spoke to all the listed references. Copies of federal and state tax returns, a local checking account (does the bank confirm the stated balance, and that the owner doesn't have a history of bouncing checks), run a credit check with one of the three credit bureaus (which will show the last ten years within the United States)... except for the social security card, the others were all standard on my application forms when I was a small-time landlord. Except for the tax returns -- I demanded the last three years of those to verify income history of a gentleman who was self-employed, and he gave me copies without demur. For those with only a brief verifiable history within the US, I would certainly demand a copy of the person's green card or work visa, as a matter of principle. It really isn't hard to establish that a person has not been in the country for very long. Faced with an application that demands the kinds of things I listed above, especially when assured by the rental agent that all items would be checked within the next few days so he wouldn't have long to wait for a decision, an illegal would no doubt quickly fade away, whereas someone who'd turned his life around would even more quickly explain extenuating circumstances -- I've not run into any illegals, but the other I have, and he was one of my best tenants, so pleased was he to be given the chance. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-05-13 21:57 |
| #6 How the heck are renters supposed to figure out if someone is illegal or not? Only employers have access to the SSN database. Picture IDs? Hah. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-05-13 20:45 |
| #5 If illegals become a majority, then petitioners won't matter. |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-05-13 18:48 |
| #4 Make dog ownership mandatory too. The best way to guarantee a muslim-free suburb. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-13 17:09 |
| #3 Yes, but if every town in America makes the ACLU take them to court, it will provide a problem for those funding these lawsuits. They don't own every judge in America. It might be a good way to get rid of the ACLU - run out their bank accounts with one lawsuit after another. |
| Posted by: Angaiger Tojo1904 2007-05-13 16:49 |
| #2 FYI California (yes the LLL California) passed some VERY restrictive immigrant laws about six years ago; However, La Raza and other RACISTS groups have held it up in LIBERAL courts. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-05-13 14:29 |
| #1 Well, just wait until the ACLU hears about this! [retch] |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-05-13 14:08 |