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Prince William postpones vote on immigration measures – Virginia

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Posted on: October 2nd, 2007
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’s planned illegal immigration crackdown was hampered by state budget cuts, with the board of supervisors on Tuesday delaying any real action until it gets a fuller picture of the county’s finances.

Supervisors unanimously approved a new department policy under which officers could check the immigration status of those detained even for minor infractions. But they held off on authorizing an extra $2.5 million a year needed to implement it.

The board also heard a report recommending that some county services–including housing assistance, drug rehabilitation for jail inmates and senior programs–be denied to illegal immigrants. “

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