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Capito tries to close loopholes in housing

Applicants would have to prove legal residency

By Tom Searls

It could be tougher for illegal immigrants to get federal housing assistance after Rep. Shelley Moore Capito successfully amended legislation Thursday dealing with Section 8 housing.

Capito, R-W.Va., offered an amendment during floor debate in the House of Representatives that would require all people applying for federal housing assistance through the Section 8 program to prove their legal residency by utilizing at least two forms of identification.

“Loopholes in current law, like this housing assistance loophole for illegal immigrants, act as a magnet and invite people to enter our country illegally,â€