Dallas suburb sued over anti-illegal immigration law 01:37 PM CST on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 Associated Press
DALLAS -- Two civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a suburb’s new law that outlaws renting to illegal immigrants, alleging the ordinance violates federal law and forces landlords to act as immigration officers.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the suit on behalf of Farmers Branch residents and landlords.
The law, along with a measures that made English the official language of the city, was passed in November and is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 12.
The lawsuit claims the ordinance is so poorly drafted that it excludes even legal immigrants from renting in the city just north of Dallas.
“Immigration enforcement must be left to the federal government, not each local municipality,” said Lisa Graybill, legal director of the ACLU of Texas. “Otherwise Texas will end up with a patchwork system that is impractical and unenforceable.”
Farmers Branch spokesman Tom Bryson said the city will not comment on pending litigation. City leaders had expected legal challenges like the one filed Tuesday, which is the third brought against the city since the ordinance passed.
“I don’t know if there is any real expectation of what would be coming down the pipe and what wouldn’t,” Bryson said.
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ok, now this makes no since. I think if the PEOPLE passed (bvy a vote no less) to keep illegal immagrents out, to hold people renting to them responsable and accountable. that - well...it should stay. people come over here legally all the time...so these illegals need to ship out.
Immigration enforcement must be left to the federal government, not each local municipality,” said Lisa Gray bill, legal director of the ACLU of Texas. “Otherwise Texas will end up with a patchwork system that is impractical and unenforceable.”
Well .... to start with .... the feds are not enforcing the laws .... so it's up to the locals to enforce them ...
and
To end with .... Local police have been enforcing Federal trucking laws for years .... all they have to do is reference the code on the ticket they write me ....
Example .... Most states DUI laws say that your over the limit at .08 .... Federal law states that CDL holders are over at .04 .... even in their person cars ....
So the local po po can get me for DUI at .04 .... just has to reference the Federal code ...
Now ... I went to Wal Mart to make copies of some photos of us that we purchased on the cruise .... They would not allow us to do it because it broke copy rite laws ....
A landlord should not be allowed to rent to a illegal because it breaks immigration laws ...
Why should illegals be allowed to break our laws while we are forced to follow them ????
And thats the American Communist Liberation Union for you.
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