FREMONT, NEB. — Angered by a recent influx of Hispanic 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 illegal 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.
“Even if we say ’no’ ... we still need to say, ’How do we get along with each other now?”’ said Kristin Ostrom, who helps oversee a campaign against the measure.
Across the nation, people have expressed anger about — and demanded action against — the poor enforcement of federal laws to prevent illegal immigration. A law recently introduced in ....
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