Towns Experiment With Anti-Immigrant Laws, While One Passes A Law Cracking Down On Illegal Immigrants, Another Throws Theirs Away
Tagged: border, populationPosted on: October 21st, 2007“Here in Manassas, home of the first battle of the Civil War, passions are once again hitting fever pitch. This time, illegal immigration has ignited a fury between long-time residents and a rapidly growing population of newcomers, reports CBS News correspondent Joie Chen.
Long simmering tensions came to a head this week when more than a thousand people packed a county board meeting.
“This country is being invaded no less than if hordes of armed people came across its borders,” said one speaker. “*
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