Board discusses day laborers

To combat an increasing concern with illegal behavior by those who stay after the workers leave, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen passed several resolutions to give town police more authority and to work toward a long-term solution. A public hearing will be held on Oct. 23.
A motion to create a new space for day laborers to find work was also approved.

Carrboro officials have often been at odds with the federal government's policies as both the nation and town have dealt with a booming Hispanic immigrant population.

Federal immigration law requires illegal immigrants to be deported to their home countries.

Mayor Mark Chilton used the discussion of the day laborers to sound off again against those policies.

"I really think that Congress needs to step up to the plate, pull their heads out of the sand and recognize that they have a set of laws on the books that they are incapable of enforcing and unwilling to enforce," he said.

"I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to my Congressman."
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Maybe we should email the town board on our thoughts. They have long been a 'sanctuary town' for illegal aliens.

Mayor Mark Chilton
Mark_Chilton@hotmail.com

Town Manager Steve Stewart
TownManager@ci.carrboro.nc.us

Town Aldermen
jacquie@jacquiegist.com
brounsj@mindspring.com
azaffron@townofcarrboro.org
johnh@self-help.org
rho@townofcarrboro.org
Dan-coleman@nc.rr.com

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