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    RELATED ARTICLE AND INFO ON RENTAL BAN


    Hazelton update: Judge Extends Block on Immigrant Law

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    Appeal it. States rights. Federal authority on immigration is limited to the right to prohibit it. There is no federal authority that forces States into accepting illegal immigration.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe2 View Post
    A judge ruled that rental bans are illegal. So the new ban will likely be thrown out quickly. See how easy that is if you just think about it.
    No, I don't see it as "easy". Judy wrote
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    Only if it's the same Judge, if it's a different Judge, they'll rule on this case not the other case.
    Not only that, that Texas ruling was limited to Texas, not every state in the union. It could set a precedent, but unless a Nebraska judge makes a similar ruling, the matter would need to move to federal jurisdiction. SO IT IS NOT THAT EASY!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe2 View Post
    Two federal lawsuits target Nebraska town's ordinance on illegal immigrants

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    Congratulations, you found a relevant article. But it is pending, not a finding which would be a precedent. The biggest problem is "City officials are bracing for the costs of fighting the lawsuits. Other towns whose immigration measures were struck down in the courts, such as Hazleton, Pa., and Farmers Branch, Tex., have spent millions in legal fees." And if they appeal it to a federal jurisdiction, even more money to overturn the will of the people.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    Appeal it. States rights. Federal authority on immigration is limited to the right to prohibit it. There is no federal authority that forces States into accepting illegal immigration.
    Unfortunately, as often is the case, money is the factor that prevents justice.

    Maybe several cities could pool their resources in a "class action" type suit.

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    City Council In Fremont, Nebraska Suspends Discriminatory Law

    CITY COUNCIL IN FREMONT, NEBRASKA SUSPENDS DISCRIMINATORY LAW PENDING RESOLUTION OF ACLU LAWSUIT


    JULY 27, 2010

    Like Arizona Law, Ordinance Invites Racial Profiling

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    FREMONT, NE – The
    Fremont, Nebraska City Council voted late this evening to suspend a city law that seeks to banish persons alleged to be undocumented immigrants from rental homes in the 25,000-person town while the ordinance is being litigated.

    The ordinance, scheduled to go into effect on July 29, also mandates that businesses performing work in Fremont enroll in an error-ridden federal program for verifying work status.

    The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU Nebraska filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of landlords, tenants and employers in Fremont, Nebraska challenging the law.


    Like the recently passed law in Arizona, the Fremont law invites racial profiling against Latinos and others who appear "foreign."


    "We're relieved that the Fremont City Council will suspend this discriminatory ordinance while it's being litigated," said Amy Miller, Legal Director of ACLU Nebraska. "It was a responsible decision that will spare residents of Fremont from worrying about losing housing and jobs because of their appearance and accent pending a final resolution by the court."


    The ACLU's lawsuit, filed on July 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, charges that Fremont's law is at odds with the clear constitutional mandate imposing a uniform federal immigration enforcement system and has a discriminatory effect on those who look or sound "foreign."


    The Fremont ordinance, which passed on June 21, requires prospective renters to provide the Fremont Police Department with information about their citizenship or immigration status prior to renting any home. Employers are required to check the status of would-be hires using E-Verify, a flawed federal electronic verification program that Congress has repeatedly declined to make mandatory.


    U.S. citizens who have family members who cannot prove their immigration status are worried about the impact the law will have on their ability to live together as a family, and employers are concerned that the error-ridden employment verification program will force them to turn away lawfully authorized workers. Residents of the town have already felt the discriminatory impact of the law.


    "The city of Fremont did the right thing by stopping this unconstitutional ordinance from going into effect right now," said Jennifer Chang Newell, staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project. "Allowing the law to go into effect before the court rules on whether it's constitutional would needlessly create even more divisiveness in the town and increased hostility toward Latinos and other people perceived as being foreign. In the meantime, we will continue to fight to stop this ordinance from ever going into effect."


    The controversy over the Fremont law has been closely watched across the country, and the ACLU's challenge is the latest in a national fight against discriminatory laws like the one recently passed in Arizona requiring police to demand "papers" from people they stop who they suspect are not authorized to be in the U.S.


    The ACLU has successfully challenged local anti-immigrant laws across the country, including in Escondido, California, Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Farmers Branch, Texas.


    Attorneys on the case, Martinez v. Fremont, include Newell, Tanaz Moghadam and Lucas Guttentag of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, Miller of ACLU Nebraska, and Nebraska trial counsel Alan Peterson of Lincoln and Michael Nelsen of Omaha.


    Legal documents in the case can be found at: www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/martinez-v-fremont

    https://www.aclu.org/news/city-counc...n-aclu-lawsuit

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    Frequently Asked Questions About the Alabama Racial Profiling Law ...
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    The immigrant rental housing ban has been attempted by several cities and towns ... more diverse, these rental bans are designed to drive immigrants out of town. ... including Hazleton, Pennsylvania; Farmers Branch, Texas; and Escondido, California ...
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    How America's harshest immigration law failed | MSNBC
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    Dec 16, 2013 - Alabama tried to kick out its undocumented immigrants with the harshest law ... were banned from renting homes to undocumented immigrants, ...
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    In these six American towns, laws targeting 'the illegals' didn't go as planned
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    Jan 26, 2017 - Efforts targeting undocumented immigrants were undermined by court ... Sections; Home .... federal judges ruled the ordinances discriminatory and unconstitutional. ... the city the right to ban undocumented immigrants from rental housing. ...several states, most notably in Arizona.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe2 View Post
    CITY COUNCIL IN FREMONT, NEBRASKA SUSPENDS DISCRIMINATORY LAW PENDING RESOLUTION OF ACLU LAWSUIT


    JULY 27, 2010

    Like Arizona Law, Ordinance Invites Racial Profiling

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org

    Oh look! An article from the "completely unbiased" ACLU organization!

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