Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James’ Controversial Comments Stir Up Latino Community - “Illegal immigrants do pay taxes..so do prostitutes and drug dealers.” - North Carolina

A Mecklenburg County commissioner issues some strong statements about illegal immigrants.

Tonight, some in the Latino community say he has gone too far.

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James says he’s not backing down after what he said about immigrants last week.”*

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