Fremont council kills illegal immigration measure
Associated Press - July 30, 2008 7:45 AM ET

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - Fremont's City Council voted to kill a proposal targeting illegal immigration at the end of a hearing that drew more than 1,000 people.

Opponents and supporters filled the Fremont High School auditorium and took turns addressing the council on a plan that would have outlawed renting housing to or hiring illegal immigrants in this city of 25,000.

At the end of the meeting, Mayor Don Edwards cast the deciding vote to kill the ordinance on a 5-4 vote.

The issue has stirred strong opinions on both sides of the issue. Tuesday's hearing drew comment from residents of Fremont, Omaha, Lincoln and other nearby areas.

The proposal was the first of its kind for a Nebraska city.
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