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2008/5/28

Farmers Branch rental to illegals law struck down.

@ 11:08 PM (6 months, 10 days ago)

This was expected but the good part is that illegals were getting out of town before the vote even came up. They knew where that was going. I'm no legal eagle but I don't know how any locality can pass such a law and have it withstand legal challenge.

 

Oh, well. They left didn't they? Consider that a victory.

A federal judge found Wednesday that a Dallas suburb's rule prohibiting apartment rentals to illegal immigrants was unconstitutional and could not be enforced.

In his decision, U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay concluded only the federal government can regulate immigration. Farmers Branch didn't defer to the federal government in immigration matters. Instead, the city tried to create its own classification to determine which noncitizens could rent in Farmers Branch, the judge said.

The judge found that violates the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for the federal government to preempt local laws.

Farmers Branch's ordinance also didn't comply with the due process clause of the 14th Amendment because it was vague.

The rule failed to provide clear guidance that immigration documents were acceptable and didn't explain what was meant by the ordinance phrase "eligible immigration status," the judge wrote.

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  1. Did you hear where they said the "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" is the only one who can enforce immigrant laws ?????? Thats "WRONG" right there !!!!! any "OFFICER" of the law can "ENFORCE" the law !!!!! That judge musta bin a "BLEEDING HEART LIBERAL ASSHOLE" Legislating from the "BENCH" !!!!!!! His "OPINION" will be overturned at some point. You know whaat they say about "OPINONS" ???????????????

    Comment by aza spade— 2008/05/28 @ 11:29 PM — (Reply)

  2. This is the type of crap that pisses me off. I am sick and tired of these terrorists in black robes tell us how we are to live our lives. It is indeed a sad day in America, where people who have broken the law, find a crooked judge who give us some mumbo jumbo, which says in essence, ilegals have rights in this country. Each day, we creep closer and closer to a third world status! I will never be a rich man, because there is this thing called, "Right And Wrong." Some people will sell their souls to Lucifer for a single piece of silver.

    Comment by Dr. Forest— 2008/05/29 @ 11:04 AM — (Reply)

  3. And have "SOLD" thier souls for silver. Judas did... I can only take comfort in the knowledge that there is a place for people like me. its called "HEAVEN" and the place for all those "HERE" have thier own place and thats called " HELL" ...so do what you must do "JUDAS" ...do it quickly !!!!!! as you serve "GODS" will not mine.........

    Comment by aza spade— 2008/05/29 @ 11:48 AM — (Reply)

  4. My basic understanding of it goes like this: Many of the laws we've seen passed are only copying existing federal laws. Thou shalt not hire, aid, abet, transport, etc.. illegal aliens. Some cut off freebies to illegals which states can do. States, for example, can't deny schooling to any child, regardless of immigration status, but can require some proof of legal residency to get a drivers' license.

    Our laws are such that the regular cop on the beat isn't even supposed to ask about immigration status of people he stops much less arrest them for an immigration violation. He might hold them for ICE if he has cause. That's where the federal 287 g program kicks in. It empowers police to be able to cross that line.

    In Farmers Branch they seemed to have crossed over that line of what a locality can and can't do. It wouldn't surprise me to see them try to rework their law to pass scrutiny but it's going to be tough. Something similar happened in Hazelton.

    Comment by Burns— 2008/05/29 @ 01:45 PM — (Reply)

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