Crackdown on illegal immigration could raise cost of new and existing homes

[pax 0]

True that. I see very few USA-grown fruits or veggies. So if illegals are helping us compete, they're not doing a very good job.

[peejay 327]

It will just take money out of the pockets of the Fat Cats. When they can't pass the costs on to the consumer through higher prices then they will have to eat some costs until the consumer will pay a particular price.

It will just be the flip side of what happened 20+ years ago here in Texas...they hired the illegals to raise the bottom line going into their pockets.

My brother worked construction building houses in the late 1970's and through the 1980's until he couldn't work for the sh*t wages the Mexicans gladly worked for.

Boo-Hoo! I won't cry any tears for the Fat Cats that have to pay prevailing wages in an American economy.

It is about time their chickens came to roost!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Hmmm. A pretty decent house in our city is no more than $70,000 (high end).

[arwensun1965 0]

Hmmm. A pretty decent house in our city is no more than $70,000 (high end).

My thoughts exactly..I live near Seattle and you cannot buy anything decent for that amount, unless you want to live in a high crime area.

Edited June 1, 2006 by arwensun1965

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Hmmm. A pretty decent house in our city is no more than $70,000 (high end).

My thoughts exactly..I live near Seattle and you cannot buy anything decent for that amount, unless you want to live in a high crime area.

Maybe Canuck Carrie meant a downpayment of 70k.

[Reba 2]

nope, believe it or not, there are some areas of the US where $70,000 will get you a half decent home in a (relatively) not bad neighbourhood. The house I live in now my father in law bought for only $42,000 and we've got nearly an acre of land with it. If you can tolerate the bigotry of the neighbours, its not so bad

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Hmmm. A pretty decent house in our city is no more than $70,000 (high end).

My thoughts exactly..I live near Seattle and you cannot buy anything decent for that amount, unless you want to live in a high crime area.

Maybe Canuck Carrie meant a downpayment of 70k.

Or just the annual taxes?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

nope, believe it or not, there are some areas of the US where $70,000 will get you a half decent home in a (relatively) not bad neighbourhood.

Canuck Carrie's post said 70k will get a high-end home.

[arwensun1965 0]

Maybe Canuck Carrie meant a downpayment of 70k.

Or just the annual taxes?

[I'm Gone 60]

If you can tolerate the bigotry of the neighbours, its not so bad

They don't like Canadians?

[Canuck Carrie 1]

That's what a house here costs, I guess we're lucky! Our taxes are low, our cost of living is great, clean air & no traffic .

I've seen them listed as low as $9000, I'm not sure what you'd get for that though. A 2 bedroom/1 bath house is $70k here (or under, usually $60k) in a decent, well kept area and we don't have much crime. We do have new subdivisions going up and they're about $120k for a 3 bed/2 bath with 2 garages.

Some info about our taxes and cost of living

Edited June 1, 2006 by Canuck Carrie

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The house I live in now my father in law bought for only $42,000 and we've got nearly an acre of land with it. If you can tolerate the bigotry of the neighbours, its not so bad

Well, if one spends only 42K on a house with an acre of land around it, there ought to be enough money left for a decent fence or wall around that property. That'll take care of the neighbor issue...

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

That's what a house here costs, I guess we're lucky! Our taxes are low, our cost of living is great, clean air & no traffic .

I've seen them listed as low as $9000, I'm not sure what you'd get for that though. A 2 bedroom/1 bath house is $70k here (or under, usually $60k) in a decent, well kept area and we don't have much crime. We do have new subdivisions going up and they're about $120k for a 3 bed/2 bath with 2 garages.

Some info about our taxes and cost of living

Cool

I just google mapped San Angelo... damn that is in the middle of nowhere! The nearest big city is almost 6 hours away

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I just google mapped San Angelo... damn that is in the middle of nowhere! The nearest big city is almost 6 hours away

Hence the low cost of living...

[Canuck Carrie 1]

Cool

I just google mapped San Angelo... damn that is in the middle of nowhere! The nearest big city is almost 6 hours away

3 hours to Austin, 4 to San Antonio which isn't so bad.

Now back on topic... I'm wondering what other 'industries' are going to say that without illegals pricing will increase or they will close down. Having a baby in a hospital, car insurance, a night at the movies. All these scare tactics and boo-hooing will eventually start back-firing.

Edited June 1, 2006 by Canuck Carrie