Albuquerque council kills immigration resolution

(10:06 a.m.)By The Associated Press
Posted: 05/18/2010 10:02:04 AM MDT

ALBUQUERQUE - A resolution proposed by two Albuquerque city councilors to reject Mayor Richard Berry's new immigration policy has failed. The council voted 5 to 4 Monday night against an effort to rescinded Mayor Berry's policy of checking the immigration status of anyone arrested in Albuquerque.

The mayor announced the new policy last week.

Councilors also voted 5 to 4 against a resolution that called for the city government to boycott Arizona businesses because of that state's new immigration law, which requires police enforcing other laws to question a person about immigration status.

The 5-hour meeting included two hours of public comments on the mayor's policy. Police had six officers on hand to provide extra security.
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Information from: KRQE-TV, http://www.krqe.com

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