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July 14, 2008
 
 

Escondido Hasn't Given Up Immigration Reform Fight


"Two years ago, the city passed an ordinance to punish landlords for renting to illegal immigrants. But it rescinded the rental restriction after a legal challenge was filed and bills began to mount. Now Escondido is trying a new approach to what it calls the 'public nuisances' of illegal immigration, citing residents for code violations such as garage conversions, graffiti and junk cars," the LA Times reports. "Like many city leaders frustrated with the federal government, Escondido officials said they were taking immigration enforcement into their own hands. They said they were fighting the perception that Escondido, a city in affluent northern San Diego County with a burgeoning Latino population, has become a destination for illegal immigrants."

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