Spotsylvania adopts English as official language

Associated Press - September 12, 2007 9:25 AM ET

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (AP) - It's official: Spotsylvania County has recognized English as its official language.

Supervisors passed resolutions Tuesday night to recognize English as the county's official language and to join a coalition of local governments that will study legislative solutions to illegal immigration.

Spotsylvania Supervisor Chris Yakabouski was behind both resolutions, which passed unanimously. He is running for a state Senate seat.

The coalition resolution states illegal immigrants "may cause an increased burden on county-provided services, increased cost to the county and a potential increase in crime rates."

Culpeper's Board of Supervisors initiated the coalition.

Information from: The Free Lance-Star, http://www.fredericksburg.com/

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My kind of town ..... Let's hope the sanity continues to spread.