Posted by
Logical1 on Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:47:22 AM
I've gone back and forth about reviving this blog but just haven't been motivated. I've found motivation in a few local events so I'm going to get back at it.
When we left Little Mexico (Arizona) for Georgia we had settled on living in either Cherokee or Forsyth counties. We ended up in Forsyth for various reasons and have had no regrets until this week. It has nothing to do with the politics of Forsyth which seem to be a lot of he said, she said attacks that I haven't dived into.
Cherokee County made a bold move this week in the war on illegal immigration. A moved that will end up being fought in the courts. A move that will more than likely fail or have to be watered down because it contains LOGIC. They have had enough of the illegal immigration problem and have decided to hold legal citizens that act as accomplices accountable.
Beginning on January 1, 2007 if you rent to illegal citizens you will be breaking the law and will be prosecuted. It makes sense and should hold up in the court system but I'm sure some activist Judge will get involved and ruin it.
Why should it be enforced? Because being an accomplice to a crime is punishable in just about every other aspect of law. If you give someone a gun to kill someone you are also guilty. If you sit in a car while someone goes into a bank to rob it and drive them away, you are also guilty. If you give someone a place ti live while they are here legally you should be guilty as well.
Landlords are upset and are crying that this will hurt them and cost them money because they will not be able to rent out the dumps they own to 5 families per house or 4 per apartment and let them live in squalor. Instead of going for the easy buck and renting out a barely liveable house to a bunch of illegals, they need to invest some money into the properties they own to clean them up. This will allow them to rent them out at a higher rate or sell them for a larger profit. They need to be thanking Cherokee County for forcing them to do the right thing. Both in terms of helping better the community and earning more money in the long run.
Coming from Maricopa County in Arizona, I have first hand knowledge in the effects of illegal immigration. Nothing good comes from it. Is your produce a little cheaper? Is it cheap to have your lawn taken care of because you can't or are too lazy to do it yourself? Yes on both accounts and many others that people see as cost savings from having an illegal workforce. All of these savings (and plenty more) are offset by free healthcare for the illegals, welfare for those that come illegally and have children, ESOL classes, the cost of locking up, prosecuting and occasionally deporting the illegals that continue on to commit violent crimes and savings to our auto insurance because of licensed (or non-licensed) illegal immigrants that cause accidents and don't have insurance to pay for the damage.
I can only hope that when this new law goes to court it is upheld. After that, hopefully other counties will follow suit and then we can start going after business owners that employ the illegals. We still need to work on the border to stop the flow. But I'm glad things are happening locally to make it more difficult for the illegals to live here.