Immigrant Could Lose His Business Because It’s Not Fancy Enough for Lawmakers
11th April 2016
Hinga Mbogo is a Kenyan immigrant who has owned Hinga’s Automotive Company in Dallas for 30 years. But because car repair shops are inconsistent with the local government’s vision for an arts district, he may be forced to close. Even worse, there is no legal obligation for Dallas to compensate Mbogo for his property.
The saga began back in 2005 with Planned Development District 298. The city rezoned Ross Avenue, home of Hinga’s, and made car repair shops illegal there. All other mechanics in the area have left as a result.
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Because this is considered a simple zoning change rather than eminent domain—that is, the government’s “right” to expropriate private property for public use—Dallas does not even have to compensate the business owners affected.
Because Dallas is a Big City, that means (even in Texas) it is run by Democrats, who operate it to suit themselves and their rich hipster friends, which is what leads to such Liberal Fascist policies.
I’m happy to live in a nice Republican suburb.