Texas News- Dallas, Texas Farmers Branch will try for the
second time to ban illegal immigrants renters as local citizens will have their
voices heard this coming Wednesday with a group of conservative judges to
prohibit illegal immigrants from occupying rented homes on their neighborhood
and co-exist with their community as legitimate individuals.
This costly legal battle amounting to $6 million has been
going on for four years now when Texas Farmers Branch Town was brought to Court
after they approved a resolution to provide local authorities the power to evict
illegal immigrants from renting homes.
The case is being heard by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals, consisting of ten active judges appointed by Republican presidents and
five from the Democrats.
As of the moment the ordinance is not being implemented by
Farmers Branch Texas community but on the second try they might have a chance
for the passage of the resolution with the approval of the Courts of Appeal.
The Farmers branch resolution requires all renters to go
to the City and fill up a license form of 5$ fee for their legal status
checked.
Then the city's building inspector will check their
immigrant status and those found to be illegal will be denied renter's permit.
Home and apartment owners that will be found allowing illegal immigrants to
stay will be fines or have their licensed cancelled.
Most of the resolution was rejected except for the portion
of "show me your papers". Authorities will have the power to check
their status if they have found them suspicious about their US status.
Farmers Branch's Legal team points out that its resolution
is different from the Arizona immigration law. The Supreme Court did not hinder
illegal immigrants from renting properties.
The legal team of attorneys for the landlords and renters
who sued the farmers Branch believes that they have over step the power of implementation illegal
immigration laws reserved only federal authorities.
Farmers Market has already spent $6 million on legal bills
and expenses related to illegal immigration which can be used for Education and
health care.
Mayor Bill Glancy thinks that the town loves minorities
even though there were complaints from legal immigrants that local authorities
are harassing them pointing out the free English classes being offered in Public Library.
"They're against illegal immigration," Glancy
said of his town's residents. "They have supported legal immigration for a
long time."
I had no idea that illegal immigration was such a big issue still. After I heard about the MSE Immigration Raid and everything that went along with that; I thought the illegal immigration problem was not as important. Thanks for posting this article. I would like to know how it turns out.
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