Georgia Law Chills Latino Home-Buying Market

LA Times ^ | June 19, 2006 | Jenny Jarvie

[Always A Marine]

I'm racking my brain in search of the down side to this story.

[oceanview]

there are so many US businesses that rely on as much population growth as possible, for them to make a buck, and they use their money as political clout to try and influence government policy.

[RockinRight]

Wanna buy a house? Learn English, and prove your LEGAL status. Then, go right ahead.

[BenLurkin]

Bump that.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Some stupid liberal judge will strike down this law, mark my words.

All states need to do this - kill the incentives for illegals staying here and they'll go home on their own.

[JohnnyZ]

Quick edit: by Latinos they mean illegales.

I guess we'll see more coming up 85 to Charlotte.

[Hodar]

Illegally sneak into Mexico, and try to buy a home. Chances are that they'll sell you the house; take your money, then ship your sorry butt back, and then foreclose on your house.

We are the ONLY country on the planet that sells land to foreign nationals (both legal, and illegal). What can I say, we're idiots.

[11th_VA]

I'm racking my brain in search of the down side to this story.

The down side is for everyone who doesn't live in GA - they're going to scatter like cockroaches ...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

That's the crux of the matter. US businesses need the cheap labor, need the customers. As long as taxpayers pay for the benefits, businesses will have it good for a while, that is until the entire country collapses.

[Graybeard58]

I guess we'll see more coming up 85 to Charlotte.

I'd be willing to bet that Governor Perdue would loan a copy of the law to N.C. legislators.

[oceanview]

indeed, this is proof of this. forced deportation and police roundups aren't needed. just dis-incentivize the system by enforcing laws against employers and landlords, even using only civil fines, do it everywhere, and many illegals will essentially deport themselves. have 2-3 years of that, with border security, then we can come back and assess what we really need as a national policy regarding numbers of LEGAL immigrants and guest workers.

[Tax Government]

No matter what your view of Mexican immigration and the need to control it, consider this, just my opinion: If Mexican immigrants stop buying homes, there will be a severe pullback in home values.

[doug from upland]

Adios, amigos. Don't let la puerta hit your culata on the way out.

[Edison]

Gringos...ie Americans are not allowed to own property in Mexico. There is some 100 year lease which is sort of like owning but I don't think you can pass it on when you die.

[oceanview]

so what. based on that approach, we should let the whole world come here (legally or illegally) and push housing demand/prices through the roof.

[umgud]

A measure meant to deny jobs and services to illegal immigrants has even legal residents rethinking their future in the state.

What fo legal Latinos have to worry about?

[Jameison]

" If Mexican immigrants stop buying homes, there will be a severe pullback in home values."

"Severe pullback"?
That's pure hyperbole if I ever heard one.
And # 2, prices of houses have gone up too damn much in the past few years.
There are plenty of young American couples that can't afford a decent home to live in and bring up their families.
If the result of sending these Mexican invaders home is to bring down house prices to more reasonable levels, then let's get deporting..as fast as possible.

[Mike Darancette]

A measure meant to deny jobs and services to illegal immigrants has even legal residents rethinking their future in the state.

Seems to be working, but I don't see why legal residents would leave unless they are stupid.