Fremont [NE] immigrant housing ordinance will stay as is; voters reject proposed changes

[alp227]

Source: Omaha World-Herald

FREMONT, Neb. --- They won, but they say the fight isn't over.

For the second time in four years Tuesday, Fremont voters went to the ballot box to stop illegal immigrants from renting housing in their community.

Voters resoundingly rejected an attempt to strip provisions of a controversial ordinance that thrust Fremont to the forefront of the national immigration policy debate.

Final, unofficial results showed the attempt failed 60 percent to 40 percent.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140211/NEWS/302129999/1685

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Fremont, NE made national headlines for this law when it first passed in 2010, a year that also saw Arizona pass SB 1070.

[democratXX]

1. very sad

bad news

[IdaBriggs]

2. Let me get this straight.

They got people to vote for MORE TAXES and MORE REGULATIONS and INSANELY INTRUSIVE GOVERNMENT by throwing the word "illegal immigrants" in there, because these nitwits couldn't figure out that now THEY have to prove THEY are not "illegal immigrants" every time they do anything (like rent a house, open a business, get a job, etc.)?

The STUPID -- it BURNS!!!

[egold2604]

3. wait til they need the undocumented workers to pick the crops in their fields

[jwirr]

4. Lots of the story left out. If there were immigrants there you can bet they locals were taking

advantage of their cheap labor. But of course the victim gets blamed and the users are the heroes -not.

[KamaAina]

5. This is constitutional how, exactly?

As I recall, Hazleton, PA tried this a few years ago and the courts told them to stuff it.