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Carteret NJ Mayor Daniel Reiman canceled its ceremony celebrating new U.S. citizens after federal immigration officials would not allow the event to begin with a prayer......just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local government meetings can include sectarian prayers.

Ironic, isn't it that the USSC follwed the prayer decision by this decision:

Supreme Court Allows Nebraska City's Illegal Aliens Housing Ban to Stand The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a lawsuit challenging a Nebraska city’s ordinance that bans renting homes to illegal aliens -- a decision which could open the door to similar laws in many other cities.

Attorney Kris Kobach, who defended the Fremont, NE ordinance, said the Court's decision gives a “bright green light” for other cities within the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that want to adopt such laws. The circuit includes Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. "Today we achieved final victory on behalf of the citizens of Fremont, Nebraska," said Kobach.

"The ordinance...to stop employing and renting to illegal aliens was approved last year. Our victory in Court is complete. The ACLU has been defeated." (Excerpt) Read more at toprightnews.com ...

As FReeper yefragetuwrabrumuy helpfully posted......the real zinger in the USSc residence decision is that it nails illegals for “identity theft”, if they use a fake ID, and claim they are citizens. And “do so for gain”, the crime can’t just be brushed off. Can most assuredly impact: getting in-college tuition, getting a raft of govt checks under multiple id's, EITC refunds, voting w/ fake id, etc etc etc.

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Here’s the angle of how the law works: “The rental provision requires prospective tenants to obtain an occupancy license. They must declare their immigration status. City police then check with the federal government.

If a tenant is found to be an illegal immigrant, the license is revoked.” This avoids the problem of landlords having to somehow check the legal status of their tenants, and having to figure out what are valid forms of ID.

But the real zinger is that it nails illegals for “identity theft”, if they use a fake ID, and claim they are citizens. And “do so for gain”, so the crime can’t just be brushed off.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Here’s the angle of how the law works: “The rental provision requires prospective tenants to obtain an occupancy license. They must declare their immigration status. City police then check with the federal government.

I understand (and agree with) the intent of the law, in terms of keepig out illegal aliens, but the idea of an "occupancy license" rubs me the wrong way....