Mayor Passes Hartford Immigration Ordinance

POSTED: 2:26 pm EDT August 18, 2008
UPDATED: 3:19 pm EDT August 18, 2008

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez signed the controversial immigration ordinance passed last week by the Hartford’s Court of Common Council.

The goal is to get the city's immigrants to come forward with information about crimes.

“First and foremost, there is zero tolerance for crime in the City of Hartford,â€