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A Nebraska town can prohibit landlords and employers from hiring or renting to illegal immigrants, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said an ordinance by the town of Fremont, Nebraska, does not discriminate against Latinos and is not contrary to federal immigration and housing laws.
A Nebraska town can prohibit landlords and employers from hiring or renting to illegal immigrants, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said an ordinance by the town of Fremont, Nebraska, does not discriminate against Latinos and is not contrary to federal immigration and housing laws.
Not so fast. The full 5th circut court ruled the opposite in the Farmer's Branch Texas case. The 8th circut may have to have the full court rule.
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The three-judge panel said in its ruling the ordinance does not have an "impermissible effect by removing a class of aliens from the city" or intrude on federal immigration and anti-harboring laws.
So you want to deputize landlords and turn them into immigration agents?
It's not the job of a landlord to check the status of tenants. What's next, making landlords drug test their tenants?
Nanny staters at work
It is a long time common practice for landlords to check the history of want to be renters. Things like credit scores and job history are checked so why would you object to also checking to SEE IF THEY ARE EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY? Only a pro illegal would worry about this.
It is a long time common practice for landlords to check the history of want to be renters. Things like credit scores and job history are checked so why would you object to also checking to SEE IF THEY ARE EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY? Only a pro illegal would worry about this.
Because landlords didn't sign up to be immigration agents.
If a landlord wants to do that, that is up to him, free market, but only a nanny stater would force a landlord to do the governments job.
Because landlords didn't sign up to be immigration agents.
If a landlord wants to do that, that is up to him, free market, but only a nanny stater would force a landlord to do the governments job.
Big government rules!!!!!
A responsible landlord would require good background checks including credit checks on tenants. If a woman tenant gets raped because the landlord was bringing in criminal illegals, shouldn't the landlord be held liable?
It is a long time common practice for landlords to check the history of want to be renters. Things like credit scores and job history are checked so why would you object to also checking to SEE IF THEY ARE EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY? Only a pro illegal would worry about this.
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Originally Posted by Don Draper
Because landlords didn't sign up to be immigration agents.
If a landlord wants to do that, that is up to him, free market, but only a nanny stater would force a landlord to do the governments job.
Big government rules!!!!!
Uh; crestliner is right. Here in Bullhead; landlords do CRIMINAL BACKGROUND checks on possible renters so that'd cut out illegal aliens out the gate.
Not so fast. The full 5th circut court ruled the opposite in the Farmer's Branch Texas case. The 8th circut may have to have the full court rule.
Losers will (at least, definitely SHOULD) go straight to SCOTUS and ask for a writ of certiorari, because that's where conflicting Circuit opinions ultimately go to be resolved. Unless the town has good reason to believe they will prevail en banc, in which case they should take it to the full Eighth Circuit since a victory there will be sufficient - no need to go to SCOTUS if you think you will prevail in your Circuit.
A favorable decision in your Circuit is controlling within your Circuit unless and until SCOTUS overturns it.
Uh; crestliner is right. Here in Bullhead; landlords do CRIMINAL BACKGROUND checks on possible renters so that'd cut out illegal aliens out the gate.
Many illegals do not have any criminal history, so a criminal background check would not get them rejected by aa landlord, plus some illegals have multiple working IDs, and thus might have a criminal record under a false identity while using a second 'clean' identity to use with landlords.
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