Shenandoah mayor defends immigration stance




BY LESLIE RICHARDSON
STAFF WRITER
Published: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:08 AM EDT
About 30 people, some non-residents, attended Monday’s Shenandoah Borough Council meeting, again raising the issue of illegal immigrants in the community and accusing Mayor Thomas O’Neill of supporting illegal immigrants.

O’Neill defended himself against the accusations after he was spotted at the Unity Rally held to counter the Voice of the People Rally Aug. 30.

“It was not residents of Shenandoah that sponsored this (Voice of the People) rally. We didn’t want this coming into town because it would incite problems. We were informed of this and encouraged to have a counter rally,â€