Ray From Cleveland
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That is where they should start - yes. That does not mean that landlords could not use the exact same system. It really should be simple - input a name and SSN and output a simple valid or invalid result. Done.Well, yes they are. The reality is that they come here because it is better here. Cant rent, cant work and cant obtain benefits and that reality changes very quickly. You are not going to be able to stop the flow of illegal immigration by attacking the symptom rather than the source - make it so it is no longer worth it to come here illegally and it will all but stop.If they give you false id then that should not be your problem anymore - that is where the government comes in.Perhaps, but then the landlord has to anticipate charges of racism or discrimination by participating in that process. This is not to mention that credit checks cost money. If you have 10 people applying for one of your apartments, that gets to be pretty expensive.
In the past, I've asked my Councilman to give landlords access to criminal records to help us keep lowlifes out of our city. He stated it couldn't' be done. Now I was not asking for police records, just a rating system by the police perhaps on a scale of 1 to 10. Having such a system would help protect me from discrimination liability in the event I don't rent to a minority applicant.
I'm all for landlords being held accountable for renting to illegals, it's just that it has to be reasonable, economical, and most of all, protective to landlords. If an applicant gives me a false identification, there is no way for me to verify that his or her identity is not theirs.
Actually it shouldn't be my problem in the first place. Nobody is going to turn around and go back to their country because I didn't rent them an apartment. They will just check in at a homeless shelter or something.
Those that come over for more nefarious reasons would then be a whole lot easier and cheaper to intercept.
Then I would focus my attention on employment and not landlords. After all, if a minority applies for one of my apartments and has no real job, I don't rent to them, it doesn't matter who they are. They can't sue me for discrimination because I won't rent to anybody with no income.
Simple???? You do know we're talking about the government here.....don't you??? These are the same people that blew over 2 billion dollars for the stupid Obamacare website.