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Post by CMF Newsman on May 14, 2007 11:01:00 GMT -5
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Voters in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch have approved an ordinance aimed at preventing landlords from renting housing to illegal immigrants. The measure, which supporters said would help the local economy by pushing out illegal immigrants, passed on Saturday by a vote of 4,058-1,941 in the Texas city of 28,500 people. It requires landlords to verify that would-be renters are in the United States legally before leasing housing to them. The Farmers Branch City Council passed the ordinance last year, but opponents forced an election on it. story |
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Post by Justin Thyme on May 14, 2007 11:26:32 GMT -5
Based on what Marvell said in an earlier conversation it looks to me like these landlords should be doing this whether there is an oridinance or not. If someone gets deported they aren't going to be able to complete a lease. |
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Post by tncoaster37 on May 14, 2007 12:32:45 GMT -5
JIT, the fact is that those landlords who are fighting this are the very ones that it was intended to target. They are allowing illegals to rent when they have no right to be here in the first place. Everything begins with a step and if it means targeting landlords who rent to illegals then so be it. IF we can do this then the next step would be to go after the employers who hire these illegals. You go after the housing issue first before you go after the job issue.
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Post by stray on May 14, 2007 14:12:50 GMT -5
Either way, kudos for emphasizing this law.
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