Illegal Immigration Ban Rejected

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Updated: 3/21/2012 5:19 pm

DALLAS (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling stopping a Dallas suburb's ban on illegal immigrants seeking housing.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the ordinance passed by Farmers Branch overstepped the town's authority. Passed in 2008, the law called on the city's building inspector to check the immigration status of anyone wanting to rent an apartment who wasn't a U.S. citizen.

Illegal immigrants could be barred from rental housing, and landlords who knowingly allowed them to stay could have their rental licenses barred. A federal judge barred Farmers Branch from enforcing the law.

Farmers Branch mayor Bill Glancy tells The Associated Press he hasn't decided whether to push for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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charlie50 - 3/23/2012 10:02 AM
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Im guessing thats the problem Dobydog . by this judge making this ruling is kind of saying these folks are not criminals and shouldn't be treated as such . this county of ours drives me crazy with its double standards some times . we as citizens have to follow all the rules all the time . any body form out side the US we say it ok we will make the rules as we go along .so come on over.

Dobydog - 3/23/2012 8:05 AM
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let them use the 'aiding and abetting' laws that we have to stop the renting. these laws make it a crime to assist a criminal before, during or after the commission of a crime. renting to an illegal allows them to remain here illegally. you do have to show identification to rent.

charlie50 - 3/22/2012 10:46 AM
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OK freehole ill give ya that .some illegal went and told some official that he was being discriminated against.so explain this logic to me . when this person don't pay there second mouths rent and i toss them out on there ear . are they gonna gonna go cry to another official and say im an illegal and i didn't like that. so that maybe now we gotta give them free housing. don't you see something wrong with this whole idea. And when i say free money im talking about the health care and other ways the government opens up our wallets to these people who are not entitled to it. and as far as you or me getting free money nope sorry were just the ones that get to go out and work every day and supply the money . Heck if things keep going the way they are well be lucky to see our SSI income.

FreeHole - 3/22/2012 10:08 AM
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Charlie...I agree with you, but obviously somebody went crying to the court, and the judge repealed the ban. It is illegal to deny housing because of migratort status, and to keep doing it because "what you gonna do abou it" is immoral also. And where is the "free money here in the US"? Please let me know. I'd love to have some of that. Lastly, yes, the have-nots are strongly motivated to migrate to where they can have-some. That's what motivates all the different species to migrate.

charlie50 - 3/22/2012 9:43 AM
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Sorry Freehole .I am gonna have to disagree with you on this one. Illegal immigration isn't a natural phenomenon .its more of a case of haves and have nots. there's free money here in the U S and they see it.Its just that simple. Now i don't know how some one would go about checking any body's immigration status.BUT if i was an apartment owner and you came to me looking for a place to stay and couldn't provide me with your place of work or proper U S identification. I don't have to rent to you .and what are you gonna do about it , Nothing that's what , your gonna go try some where else .because your not gonna go cry to the cops or the government it would be the same as shooting your self in the foot. So the whole ruling is kinda stupid.

FreeHole - 3/22/2012 9:21 AM
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For my next comment I have to clarify first that I like the different religions we have in the world. They are usually good for the masses. But I hate the fanatical activists in any religion. In this case, Americans should not worry about poor, quasi-illiterate immigrants. We should worry about the power Zionists have on this country. We are talking almost total control of the financial, communications and political systems. We are talking about BILLIONS AND BILLIONS of dollars given as a gift every Year to Israel, to help them wage wars that bring no benefit to America what-so-e-ver. You get my drift? Don't worry about the flea biting your foot. Worry about the cancer killing you.

FreeHole - 3/22/2012 9:07 AM
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This is such a complicated (and global) issue. Migratory flow happens for multiple reasons, and is very hard to stop, and some people just don't understand the big picture. Just try to stop the Monarch butterfly from migrating. Impossible. It'a a natural phenomenon. Lervia, the law says you can not discriminate when indocumented people want to rent a house. That's why some people want to change the law, to ban that practice. Baven...I'll tell you "How many thousands of Americans are beaten, raped, and/or murdered by illegal immigrants every year?": Only a little fraction of the beaten, raped, and/or murdered by American-born criminals. To round-up and deport 15+ million illegals would be a huge expense, but legalizing them could bring up to 30 BILLION dollars to the government (fines and paperwork). SusyQ, we are not turning no country to no foreigners. Calm down.

Lervia - 3/21/2012 8:20 PM
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So, what good is it to have laws if they can't be enforced? Of course, the reality is "selective enforcement". Insanity!!!!!

Baven2 - 3/21/2012 8:10 PM
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What other conclusion is there except the judicial activists want to make sure illegals can take up residence in our communities and thumb their noses at the rest of us. All illegal immigrants should be given a one way trip back to their country of origin. How many thousands of Americans are beaten, raped, and/or murdered by illegal immigrants every year? Obama won't tell you.

SUZYQ - 3/21/2012 6:27 PM
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just turn the u.s.a. over to all these law breaking illegals. this country and its court system just wants to screw the people that were born here.
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