A disater in the making - Councilman wants illegals out

[guruoo]

I would normally post this in the Tennessee discussion,
but I wanted to see how many DUers are seeing
this in their neck of the woods (i.e., could this be
part of an orchestrated national effort).


Councilman wants illegals out
Councilman proposes to punish employers, landlords aiding aliens
By ERIC SNYDER
The Leaf-Chronicle
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Ward 4 City Councilman Wallace Redd has drafted an ordinance, to be presented to the City Council next week, which would punish landlords or employers who "aid and abet illegal aliens."

The ordinance also "declares that English is the official language of the city government."

Redd's action comes in response to accounts of Friday's walk-through of Burkhart's Mobile Home Park in New Providence by Police Chief Mark Smith, Clarksville Mayor Don Trotter, a detective and several uniformed police officers in an effort to improve relations with the Hispanic community.

Hispanic immigrants often hail from countries where the police are to be feared, so they are reluctant to report the crimes committed against them, local law enforcement officials explained.
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Redd said he's not yet certain who would enforce the ordinance.
"I know that the legal stuff is not one of our strong points," Redd said, referring to numerous federal discrimination lawsuits filed against the Police Department. He added, "We are ready for it. That's why we have a city attorney."
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http://theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/NEWS01/608300339/1002

[htuttle]

1. "I know that the legal stuff is not one of our strong points," Redd said

That's so comforting to hear from a lawmaker....

:crazy:

[GreenTea]

2. Jail & fine employers with THEIR illegal acts until they stop hiring them.

ONLY way it can ever stop!

Councilman wants illegals out
Councilman proposes to punish employers, landlords aiding aliens

http://theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/NEWS01/608300339/1002

[guruoo]

3. Might as well give up on that....

'cause it ain't gonna happen.
I'm not sayin that's right or wrong,
I'm just sayin'.....It ain't gonna happen.

Business Week

COVER STORY

Embracing Illegals
Companies are getting hooked on the buying power of 11 million undocumented immigrants

Inez and Antonio Valenzuela are a marketer's dream. Young, upwardly mobile, and ready to spend on their growing family, the Los Angeles couple in many ways reflects the 42 million Hispanics in the U.S. Age 30 and 29, respectively, with two daughters, Esmeralda, 8, and Maria Luisa, 2 months, the duo puts in long hours, working 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., six days a week, at their bustling streetside taco trailer. From a small sidewalk stand less than two years ago, they built the business into a hot destination for hungry commuters. The Valenzuelas (not their real name) bring in revenue well above the U.S. household average of $43,000, making them a solidly middle-class family that any U.S. consumer-products company would love to reach.
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_29/b3943001_mz001.htm