Taneytown council defeats resolution on illegal immigration
By Arin Gencer
Baltimore Sun reporter
A Taneytown councilman’s bid to declare that the Carroll County city is http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=1922 for illegal immigrants failed in a 3-2 vote last night, as dozens of people turned out to witness the conclusion of weeks of public debate.
The resolution, drafted by Councilman Paul Chamberlain Jr., would have said that the community of about 5,500 is “not a http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=1903 immigrants. While dozens of cities, law enforcement agencies and others throughout the nation have adopted policies that limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, Taneytown’s proposed resolution seemed to be distinct.
“This resolution was brought forth because of the concerns of voting citizens,” Chamberlain said in front of the dozens who filled the city fire company’s activities building, where the meeting was held instead of in the smaller council chambers.Some in the crowd carried signs, provided by a resident at the door, that read “Stop Illegals.”
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