LANDLORDS BLAST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RULE (FARMER'S BRANCH)

The Houston Chronicle ^ | 15 November 2006 | THOMAS KOROSEC and TERRI LANGFORD

[nofaceveils]

I wonder which documents the ordinance specified as acceptable for proof. It shouldn't be a problem for the landlords provided the City specified which documents are acceptable as proof. The burden shouldn't be placed upon the landlords to prove the documents legit but rather that they were provided and appeared legit. It will be interesting to watch locals who have resided in the area all their life have to dig up the same info upon moving into a rental unit.

I would assume that proof of citizenship (birth certificate or US passport) would be all that would be required of US citizens, and US visas are actually fairly hard to fake. Unfortunately the US government doesn't like to show people what those visas look like so it's difficult to look at one and say 'yes, this is real.' I haven't seen samples on the USCIS's website at all.

[ArrogantBustard]

The last thing I want to be doing is asking, 'Where's your papers?' " said Angie Iraheta

Bullcrap! Every time I rented an apartment, the landlord ran a thorough credit check on me before signing the lease. That's a whole lot more than "where's your papers?"

[Moonman62]

"It won't hurt me because I check on that already," said Stewart

That's what good landlords do. It's the slumlords who are unhappy.

[Moonman62]

These landlords (in most cases slumlords) have been using illegal aliens as cashcows for years. The can charge the illegals all the market will bear and they never have to worry about the illegal's complaining about problems with the apartments because of their fear of being reported to INS.

They are slumlords, and they don't maintain their places.

[RGSpincich]

No way this flies unless tenants lose property rights. Surprise inspections and warrantless searches for evidence of occupancy must be allowed.

[evets]

"...Where's your papers?"

[RGSpincich]

Makes sense to me.

Me too.

[Mamzelle]

This is easy to fix--put the onus on the city. Make the renter go get certified from the city itself--like a license to park a car. After the initial organizational problems, shouldn't be worse than a visit to the DMV. Might go a long way towards controlling other crime, too.

I agree that the landlords cannot police immigration, but they can check for "license to rent"--!

In Europe, you cannot rent a motel room without a passport.

[linn37]

Maybe its time for the Fire Marshall to inspect some apartments in that area. See how many folks are living in one hole.

[GrouchoTex]

Papers? We don't need no stinking papers!

[djf]

Yup. Somebody didn't do their job, and now they want landlords to take up the slack.

IMO, LEO all around the country should have one reaction if they find an illegal - a one way bus ticket to DC!

[GrouchoTex]

''We are concerned," Perez said. ''It puts landlords in a very difficult position. It's asking them to act as immigration officers."

I do agree to a point.

Our Immigration officials, unfortunately, have failed to the job they are being paid for, so all of us now have to take up the slack, in one form or fashion.

[GrouchoTex]

Wow! Posted at the same time! FReepers (same thing as great minds) do think alike.

[engrpat]

I see that our amigo Mel will soon be the head of the RNC and he has said that we must have a comprehensive immigration reform...i.e. open borders. This and all of the other laws will mean nothing. Sad to watch a once vibrant political party commit slow suicide.

[rhombus]

DC? It might also be nice to send them to one of these so-called "safe-cities". San Fran I think being one of them.

[gubamyster]

ping

[TheLion]

I hope thousands of municipalities do this. It should keep these leftest groups busy for awhile.

[VOA]

I don't understand why people are bothering with this.
It's futile.

The illegals and open-borders crowd won via the election last Tuesday.

It's all over. The border will really be erased and amnesty the law
in less than a year.

[Moiraine]

I used to work over in that area 15+ years ago. If you went to the post office on the wrong day, it was full of Mexicans sending money home.

I would guess that a lot of the landlords that are screaming rent mostly to this crowd (and there are probably more of them now than there were back then).

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

The border will really be erased and amnesty the law in less than a year.

Right on target.