Thread: ID Theft Rule Called Inhumane

ID Theft Rule Called Inhumane
Immigration advocates say a Florida town’s new measure requiring a valid U.S. identification to obtain utility services is inhuman because it prevents migrant farm workers from getting water.

Located in southwest Florida, Immokalee is an agriculture town with a population of about 20,000, many illegal alien farm workers who flock the area during the harvest season. Because many residents aren’t in the country legally, city officials say identity theft and instances of unpaid utility bills are prevalent.

To counter the growing crisis, the Immokalee Water and Sewer District passed two simple new rules late last year for residents to get utility services. They must furnish a valid U.S. or state-issued photo ID along with a valid residential lease containing the same name.

Now migrant farm workers and their advocates say the measure is blocking access to a basic human right (water) for illegal immigrants, which they claim is not only inhumane but also a denial of equal protection laws. One local advocate lawyer pointed to a 1982 Supreme Court case that rejected a claim that illegal aliens were a suspect class.

The chairman of Immokalee’s water district board counters that the lease and ID requirements are necessary to protect the city’s law-abiding customers and property owners from footing the many unpaid bills left by illegal immigrants. That expense is inevitably shared with all residents, he reminded.

Still, a local newspaper editorial calls the new ID rule discriminatory and cruel because it has an adverse effect on the undocumented. It concludes that local government should concentrate on residents’ basic needs and services rather than immigration issues.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/ ... d-inhumane

Rule of Law for everyone.

Immolakee is protecting RESIDENTS needs not those of transient illegal aliens.

Still, a local newspaper editorial calls the new ID rule discriminatory and cruel because it has an adverse effect on the undocumented. It concludes that local government should concentrate on residents’ basic needs and services rather than immigration issues.

Another pro-illegal who doesn't seem to care about the adverse effect on American citizens when their beloved illegals skip out on paying their utility bills and once again, leave the American citizen holding the bag to pick up after the illegal invader!

I thought this rule was in effort to help residents meet their basic needs! LEGAL RESIDENTS that is! Why is it the pro-illegals can never see that!

Related:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-152233-immokalee.html

Well then.....if it's so "inhumane" why don't the people who HIRE them, do the "humane" thing and have their water turned on and guarantee that the bills will be paid when they leave?

There!! See how simple it all is?

Please.....my daughter had to pass a credit check, pay a deposit and everything else. Florida is a very transient area and they have to protect themselves. What good is a phony ID when it comes to collecting the money? Plus, is it a RIGHT for flowing water in Mexico or many of these other 3rd world nations who come here? If so many didn't walk out on their bills, they wouldn't have to be so strict. Abuse it, you loose it and everyone pays with a more difficult and expensive life.