Re: a message to Jay

Alex wrote: 
At 10:51:16 on 06/11/2005, Timbo delighted uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool
by announcing:


$1M0N wrote:

easier to find a place to live, 

have you read anything about imigrants suing councils because they didnt
offer as good of view as they did back home? . also you are living in
dreamland if you think that


No, I'm not. 20 seconds on google reveals:

"Even when the housing search process is the same, real estate brokers and
lenders often treat a minority home buyer differently from others. A 1988
housing audit by the Urban Institute found that 59 percent of black home
buyers and 56 percent of Hispanic home buyers encountered discrimination
when searching for a home. In the audit, trained pairs of individuals—one
white, one minority—matched according to every relevant factor (income,
credit, etc.) except race, were sent to real estate agencies at close
intervals to pose as home seekers. When the treatment of these individuals
was compared, it was found that blacks and Hispanics were more likely than
whites to be told no housing was available in their price range. They were
also steered to different neighborhoods and were less likely to receive
information or assistance in completing the housing transaction."



So you have something in a different country from 17 years ago.  How does
that relate to local councils in England & Wales?

Do you think human nature does not span across the Atlantic? Have racial attitudes changes very much since the late 80s? They've improved I think, but not to that extend. Where are talking about more than half of black and hispanic homebuyers experiencing blatant discrimination. Anyway, it was the first link that came up when I googled, so I used it. If you want a more relevant and recent link, it won't take you long to find one yourself.
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