Anti-Illegal Immigrant Law Ok'd in Texas

[Regis Philbin]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070513/D8P3I0JO0.html

Anti-Illegal-Immigrant Law OK'd in Texas

May 13, 10:26 AM (ET)

By ANABELLE GARAY

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) - Voters in this Dallas suburb became the first in the nation Saturday to prohibit landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants.

The ban was approved by a vote of 68 percent to 32 percent in final, unofficial returns.

The balloting marked the first public vote on a local government measure to crack down on illegal immigration.

"It says especially to Congress that we're tired of the out-of-control illegal immigration problem. That if Congress doesn't do something about it, cities will," said Tim O'Hare, a City Council member who was the ordinance's lead proponent.

The ordinance requires apartment managers to verify that renters are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants before leasing to them, with some exceptions.

[Daisy55]

Well anyway, hope more places do this, keep those illegals out...

[LesterX]

Actually, the story isn't false. The ban exists in other places but this is the first time there's been a public vote.

Edit: Since Daisy edited her post rather than acknowledging her mistake, this comment no longer makes sense.

[Regis Philbin]

Well anyway, hope more places do this, keep those illegals out...

Absolutely, anyone knows you can't just let people stream into a country illegally by the millions like we do. It needs to stop. If it takes a border wall --- so be it.

[James Dean]

Of course you'd like walls.

[Richard Tafoya]

How about a wall around Utah?

[DoubleEdgeSword]

We thought the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico would keep 'em out of Florida. Oh well...

Maybe we could build a wall out in the ocean.

[db44]

How 'bout a wall around Texas, and we all chip in to move Brad there?

[WannaBreatheYou]

Well, that's nice. We'll have lots of homeless illegal immigrants then.

[pinky]

How about a wall around Utah?
To keep them in?

[WannaBreatheYou]

How about a wall around Utah?
I have friends and family there. Why not just a wall around Regis's house?

[pinky]

That works. :wink:

[bjorkfan19]

It's good that something is being done in Texas, but I'd rather we did more to encourage and allow the "illegals" to become "legals." Something needs to be done about hiring illegal immigrants as well -- it's pretty frustrating how so many local contractors joke about "getting some Mexicans" to perform a job. That kind of attitude is bad for everyone.

[db44]

Heck, to be honest, I'm okay to a point if they are illegal as we still have a stronger economic system than Mexico and people can use money possibly even more down there.

However, I'm not okay with it if they refuse to abide by our laws and pay income taxes. I guess that's part of what makes them illegal though, huh?

btw, love the avatar... Where's Happy Time Harry?

[Richard Tafoya]

That's the prevailing sentiment on the reasonable side of the argument, Lacey. Pathways to citizenship absolutely need to be baked into any comprehensive immigration reform strategy. Forcing doctors, landlords or school teachers to drop a dime on anyone they suspect of possibly being a non-citizen is a recipe for fracturing communities into "friendly" and "hostile" enclaves.

[invincible]

I have to agree that we must do something about illegals. It's getting ridiculous.

[Stopanimalabuse]

This is a good first step but a lot more needs to be done. I can't wait until our country hits 400 million people. I wonder what those who support illegal immigrantion will say then when the people of this country will be suffering greatly.

[DoubleEdgeSword]

This is a good first step but a lot more needs to be done. I can't wait until our country hits 400 million people. I wonder what those who support illegal immigrantion will say then when the people of this country will be suffering greatly.

People here already suffer greatly. EMS brought a man into our ER the other night who had been beaten nearly to death by three rednecks who said they beat him up because he "stunk." The man lives in the woods. He's schizophrenic and wouldn't know how to apply for community services anymore than he knows what day it is. What do you think needs to be done about that?

[WannaBreatheYou]

We really should do something about the ignorant rednecks, DES. You're right.

Maybe we can build a fence around THEM and just deport them all to Redneckville?

[Stopanimalabuse]

People here already suffer greatly. EMS brought a man into our ER the other night who had been beaten nearly to death by three rednecks who said they beat him up because he "stunk." The man lives in the woods. He's schizophrenic and wouldn't know how to apply for community services anymore than he knows what day it is. What do you think needs to be done about that?
Please don't use that racial slur. I hear enough of it in Country music, so I'd rather not hear it here too. Obviously the criminals should not be allowed back into society for the crimes they did. For the schizophrenic, they should look into eugenics. I haven't studied much about that in my life, so I'm not sure if it would work. At least from what I have heard about it from my brother, it could be a good solution. I'm not really sure what else to say.

[pinky]

Selective breeding as a solution for shizophrenia? :eek:

Seriously, you need to learn something about it before you post it as a solution to anything.

[Stopanimalabuse]

Selective breeding as a solution for shizophrenia? :eek:

Seriously, you need to learn something about it before you post it as a solution to anything.
LOL I guess you're partially right. I just don't understand what the two situations have to do with each other. Illegal immigration is a major problem in this country that causes many problems, including environmental ones. There is a definite solution, but it's not being carried out. Some states are already suffering from problems due to their human population being too big, so what's going to happen in the future?

[pinky]

Well, the human population all over the world is getting too big. There will likely be a global crisis bigger than we've ever seen before if it continues. From your post, it sounds like it only matters to you when it's a problem in this country. I'm not so much of an isolationist that I only care what goes on in this country. If people see a better opportunity for themselves here (just like all our ancestors did), then why should they not be permitted to try to improve their lives?

[Stopanimalabuse]

Well, the human population all over the world is getting too big. There will likely be a global crisis bigger than we've ever seen before if it continues. From your post, it sounds like it only matters to you when it's a problem in this country. I'm not so much of an isolationist that I only care what goes on in this country. If people see a better opportunity for themselves here (just like all our ancestors did), then why should they not be permitted to try to improve their lives?
I've said this over and over on this board. The biggest problem with a large human population is the extinctions it causes, so I realize it's a problem just about everywhere. The Western world is the ones who supply such a large amount of food to other countries, so it is the West who will control whether the problem exists. 75 million is a good population where humans can prosper and animals can have little of their habitat destroyed. You can think of this from a human perspective, but if you were a florida panther(who has maybe 2% of their original habitat) you'd understand. There's a good chance I wouldn't be born but oh well. Illegal immigration and even legal immigration are causing the bigger problem. I also believe countries should have rules and people shouldn't be allowed in who violate them.

[DoubleEdgeSword]

Please don't use that racial slur. I hear enough of it in Country music, so I'd rather not hear it here too. Obviously the criminals should not be allowed back into society for the crimes they did. For the schizophrenic, they should look into eugenics. I haven't studied much about that in my life, so I'm not sure if it would work. At least from what I have heard about it from my brother, it could be a good solution. I'm not really sure what else to say.

What racial slur? Rednecks? Redneck isn't a race. And these guys were self-proclaimed. The police report said they were in a pick-up truck with the words "Redneck and Proud of It" on the back windshield. I'm quite sure eugenics played no role in thier breeding.

[Stopanimalabuse]

What racial slur? Rednecks? Redneck isn't a race. And these guys were self-proclaimed. The police report said they were in a pick-up truck with the words "Redneck and Proud of It" on the back windshield. I'm quite sure eugenics played no role in thier breeding.
LOL It is supposed to be an insult toward white southerners. Even the dictionary I was reading says it's an insult. We've had this discussion before though.

[DoubleEdgeSword]

"White southerners" is not a race. And yes, it is an insult, but those men were wearing the insult proudly, so I suppose they wouldn't mind if I used their words.

Oh, and add "ignorant" to that definition, which also applies in this case.