Here is another aimed at illegal immigrants.

H.R.1851
Title: To reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

On the surface, this looks good, but then you get to the ammendments and find:

H.AMDT.493 to H.R.1851 An amendment to include increased rent structure flexibility while maintaining affordability requirements, an increase up to 12.5% in first year permitted housing agency voucher reserves, provisions spelling out HUD responsibilities with respect to access to HUD programs for persons with Limited English Proficiency, modifications to voucher inspection requirements, and changes to the Housing Innovation Program.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/12/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A001) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

I read through the discussion on the bill and amendment, and not ONCE did it refer to Limited English Proficiency (an educational term). Instead, it referred to low income and very low income individuals and families, disabled, and even veterans and military families. More PC.

The bill has other problems.

If an owner wants to sell, he has to wait or 100% of profit on his property go somewhere else, not to the owner.

The government should NEVER tell anyone they can not profit from the sale of their property.

It allows people to use Section 8 for the down payment on a home.

Nice try, but I don't think the government should be involved in putting money down for a downpayment of a home, and they definitely should not be helping non-citizens to buy a home (legal or illegal).

Included in this bill is language that is identical to the Family Self-Sufficiency Act

This was part of a statement made by one of the speakers during the discussion. I am not sure about the content of the Family Self-Sufficiency Act at this moment. Why does that raise a red flag in my mind?

The bill provides an authorization of appropriation for 20,000 new incremental vouchers per year for 5 years

Again, if we are backlogged, by multiple years in some areas, in the Section 8 program, we should first weed the non-citizens out of the program (they should have legal sponsors to help them financially if they are living here), help the citizens in our States, and then see if we need more vouchers.

The program allows for reporting to the Credit Bureau, but allows the tenant to turn off and turn on the reporting, leading to potential misleading credit reports


Comments made in discussion:

Over the years, Congress has grappled with the skyrocketing cost of the Section 8 program which is growing so rapidly that HUD's other programs are suffering as a result.

If this is true, which it is, we need to look at why. And they why is because we are spending our tax dollars on providing housing for illegals. There are citizens in every state that need help, and the funds and vouchers should be utilized ONLY for them.

Mr. ANDREWS: I especially want to thank her [Ms. Waters] for including language that I think will help underdogs, and the chairwoman has been a friend of the underdog for a very long time.


Who is the underdog that Mr. Andrews is referring to? The illegals in Ms. Waters' state would be my guess.


All in all, this bill is truthfully designed to cover the costs of illegal immigration. WE MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS, EVEN IF IT MEANS SUFFERING A LITTLE LONGER.

Let's get this voted down, and then find someone in our area we can help. Maybe your local church could pick one family and sponsor their rent for 1 year, to help them get on their feet.