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Atlanta suburb OKs ‘English-only’ measure; Nashville punts

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“Leaders of a fast-growing county outside Atlanta voted Tuesday to join several towns nationwide in passing ordinances to crack down on illegal immigrants, while Nashville leaders delayed voting on a similar measure to make English its official language of government.
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Cherokee County, Ga., officials passed an English-only ordinance, as well as other measures to force landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants and have the county join two federal programs targeting illegal immigrants.”

Posted on: December 6th, 2006
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Politics
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