First month's, last month's, and a Green Card
As Bush sends troops to the Mexican border -- see the posting below -- San Bernadino's City Council will vote on whether to require landlords to insist that tenants prove they're in the country legally. If the Council votes "no," as expected, the issue will go to a city-wide ballot in November.Predictions? Thoughts? Impact on housing in San Bernadino? In neighboring sanctuary cities?
[UPDATE -- 5/15/05 -- THE COUNCIL VOTED NO, SO IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS.]
Posted by Walter Moore @ 5/14/2006 09:27:00 PM
5 Comments:
Those illegals can't vote so I have a feeling the voters fed up with the arrogance of the illegals just might pass it. At least there's a city council trying to do something about the problem. It may somewhat harsh but hopefully the nation will jump on board in their own cities on enforcement.
Go ahead. The result:Landlords experience higher foreclosures on their properties. Can't pay the mortgage if you have no tenants.
I don't understand how such a law could be enforced. I doubt that landlords have the expertise to determine the legality of immigration documents, and we all know that fake ones are easy to create. Furthermore, landlords are interested in money, not citizenship, so they would have an incentive to not scrutinize documents closely and let fake ID's slip by, provided they have enough money.
Would the City be responsible for monitoring these landlords? Does City staff have the expertise to determine the legality of immigration documents? I doubt it.
It's counterproductive to push such an ordinance without giving much thought to how it would work in practice. Enforcement of this law would be a logistical and bureaucratic nightmare that would require landlords and City staff to take on responsibilities they aren't capable of.
Come on! This is not rocket science! Reputable lessors ask for identification, make a copy, put it in the file, and run a credit check before they let anyone rent.
You don't have to be a forensic document expert to ask for ID.
I gotta go with Walter Moore on this one, though I usually appreciate the expertise from Mitch Glaser. Mitch, I had the unfortunate experience of losing it all in the dotcom crash - job and savings - and by late 2003, after living on my credit cards but no income, my credit rating slid into hell. By mid '05 I was caught up on all old debts and even got offers for new cards. The one place I couldn't get a break was on an apartment. I've had to live with roommates the past few years because most of them only care about the cash. Every apt manager I encountered put me through the credit ringer and I got a big "No". But if I find out illegals ARE getting around the credit check, I'm joining the damn Minutemen.
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