Nebraska Town Voting on Anti-Immigrant Ordinance

Timberly Ross writes for Huffington Post:

Angered by a recent influx of Latino workers attracted by jobs at local meatpacking plants, voters in the eastern Nebraska city of Fremont will decide Monday whether to ban hiring or renting property to undocumented immigrants.

The vote will be the culmination of a two-year fight that saw proponents collect enough signatures to put the question to a public vote. If the ordinance is approved, the community of 25,000 people could face a long and costly court battle. Either way, the emotions stirred up won’t settle quickly. Click here for the rest of the story.

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