Prince William supervisors may delay vote on illegal-immigrant bill
Dan Genz, The Examiner
2007-07-02 07:00:00.0
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Prince William County supervisors are considering whether a fresh proposal to curb illegal immigrants’ access to county services will cost too much and lock the county into years of lawsuits.

Supervisor John Stirrup, R-Gainesville, introduced a resolution Tuesday requiring the county to check the immigration status of all residents before providing services. He said it was carefully written to stand up to a legal challenge and should cost next to nothing to enforce.

But members of both parties said it might be necessary to delay a possible July 10 vote until they can put a dollar figure on its impact and evaluate its legal implications.

“People are concerned we don’t rush into the wrong thing,â€