Law against renting to illegal migrants ready for Escondido council vote

[NVMojo]

so, how will they judge "illegalism" without doing the color thing?

4:44 p.m. September 29, 2006

ESCONDIDO – A proposed ordinance that would penalize landlords for renting to illegal immigrants was released by the city Friday and it is “entirely consistent with federal law,” City Attorney Jeffrey Epp said.

The controversial ordinance, to be voted on Wednesday by the City Council, will allow the city to suspend the business license of a landlord found to be housing undocumented immigrants. It also allow fines for landlords who do not comply, and misdemeanor charges for subsequent violations.

The ordinance says “the state and federal government lack the resources to properly protect the citizens of the city of Escondido from the adverse effects of the harboring of illegal aliens, and the criminal activities of some illegal aliens.”

Under the proposed law, an action against a landlord would begin when a written complaint was submitted to the city by a resident, an official or a business entity. A valid complaint would include an allegation that “describes the alleged violators,” as well as the actions constituting the violation, and the date and location where such actions are happening.

“A complaint which alleges a violation solely or primarily on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, or race shall be deemed invalid and shall not be enforced,” the ordinance says.

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060929-1644-bn29escon.html

[Sherman A1]

1. A similar law has passed in a nearby community

Valley Park, MO. I don't know if it had too much effect other than a few folks moving in the middle of the night to the next municipality and some hoopla in the newspaper.