ESCONDIDO, CA (AP) -- A new front in the debate over illegal immigration opens up tonight in Escondido.
City Council members are expected to vote on a proposal that prohibits landlords from renting to illegal immigrants.
The proposed ordinance would require landlords to submit documentation of their tenants' immigration status to the city, which would then verify the information with the federal government.
Landlords found renting to illegal immigrants could lose their business licenses or face misdemeanor charges.
Latino civil rights activists protested the proposed law yesterday at city hall. Members of the anti-illegal immigration group the Minutemen say they plan to gather outside city hall for the vote tonight.
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