Ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments?

[SlowwHand]

A suburb just to the west of here.
Go ahead and vote.

Farmers Branch residents, meanwhile, will decide whether they want to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments in their city.

[Apocalypse]

I remember Farmers Branch being a bit of a ghetto anyway.

[Grandpa Troll]

No

I say that because we do have laws concerning immigration but are not strict enough.

We also have jobs a lot of people wont do, refuse to that these people would gladly do.

They come to America seeking employment and a piece of the American Dream, but with no basis to supposrt themselves, get deported.

If the law says you cant, then dont.

But if the law is vague, then I say sure and help get these people a start on the road to self preservation.

I dont condone us supporting illegal immigrants but do support giving them assistance in the form of allowing housing be available. (them paying out of pocket mind you)

GT

[LordShiva]

Free movement of goods, services, and people

[Snotty]

migrants undercutting native workers and producing inferior work

[SlowwHand]

Incarcerate landlords and employers for their involvement, is part of it. I'm for it. 100%.

[Zkribbler]

I don't think this solution will work.

Banning illegals from renting apartments will only work if there's some enforcement mechanism. The only thing I can think of is punishing landlords who rent to them. This means that people will have to produce proof of citizenship to landlords in order to rent. Since the illegals already have forged papers so they can obtain jobs, they should have little problem renting.

The people who will be barred are those Americans who have been forced to move because of a fire or a flood, in which they will have lost all their proof of citizenship.

[LordShiva]

I hear they need ID cards to rent apartments in North Korea, too.

[SlowwHand]

Read up, Zk. And I agree, Shiva. Crack down in North Korea. Those people have way too many illegal aliens trying to get into the country.

North Korea = Shangri-La

[Berzerker]

I dont like laws that make citizens responsible for enforcement, especially laws the gov't doesn't enforce with any consistency or sincerity. This looks to me like the Fugitive Slave Act, politicians made it illegal for people to help runaway slaves and required the citizenry to report them..

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by LordShiva
Free movement of goods, services, and people

QFT

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Snotty
migrants undercutting native workers and producing inferior work

Since when have native workers produced superior work?

[DinoDoc]

Employers rather than landlords seem to be the best and most productive target to crackdown on if one wants to crackdown on things.

[General Ludd]

Everyone should be banned from renting apartments - Or in other words, renting apartments out. ****ing feudalism.

[LordShiva]