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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (1819)	6/27/2007 10:27:01 AM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 3197

Not welcome here Jun 14th 2007 \| FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS Taking matters into their own hands A FEW years ago, Tim O'Hare noticed something strange in his personal-injury practice. Every day, he says, people called in complaining that they had been “hit by somebody that can't speak English and has no auto insurance”. He concluded that this was the result of illegal immigration in Farmers Branch, a slightly scuffed-looking suburb of Dallas. He also thought that property values were not appreciating fast enough and the school district had declined. So Mr O'Hare, a member of the Farmers Branch City Council, decided to act. He brought in an ordinance requiring landlords to verify that prospective tenants were American citizens or legal residents. If not, the landlords could be fined up to $500 per tenant per day. The ordinance was criticised as racist and impractical. Landlords are not really in a position to establish the legal standing of their tenants and might just discriminate against Hispanics rather than risk being fined. But the ordinance was popular. Last month more than two-thirds of voters backed it in a ballot. And immigration opponents did not stop there. The mayor of Farmers Branch, who opposed the ordinance, had his house vandalised twice. Texas courts quickly issued a restraining order against the city to prevent the ordinance from taking effect. Mr O'Hare says he will take the issue to the federal Supreme Court, if necessary. Farmers Branch is not alone. Last year, the small town of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, enacted a similar ordinance only to run into legal trouble. Other anti-immigration measures have sparked protests in places such as Avon Park, Florida. Some individual Americans are taking their own stands against illegal immigration as well. “Minutemen” are self-appointed people who have taken it upon themselves to help the authorities police the country's borders. And a cheesesteak salesman in Philadelphia came under fire last year when he posted a sign telling his customers that they had to speak English. economist.com * * *

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (1819)	6/27/2007 12:08:45 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3197

"Why is it you don't want to punish LAW BREAKING employers of illegals?" "...play the Minutemen, patrolling the Mexican border, prowling after wetbacks...." You're being deliberately obtuse. I say that because the alternative explanation would be a direct insult. I have no objection to punishing business people who intentionally employ illegals, knowing they are in violation of the law. I DO have an objection to forcing business people to become de facto immigration and law enforcement officials, without pay. Similarly, I don't mind at all if ordinary citizens CHOOSE to help guard the Border, or walk around with concealed weapons on their city streets. I DO mind if the Government forces them to do so, without pay. I guess the distinction is beyond you?