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Leska Emerald Adams
You can see all sorts of ramifications but just the fact that it's being considered shows ppl are fed up with the invasion ... Oregon does 'different' things ... this may come to be ...
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08:56 AM PDT on Friday, March 28, 2008, KGW
Oregon town considers becoming 'illegal alien-free zone'
A big debate is brewing in a small Oregon coast range town: Residents of Willamina are considering turning their town into the country's first illegal immigrant-free zone.
It would allow police to stop anyone they think is in the country illegally.
City councilor Paul Delaney started it all with his proposal to allow sheriff's deputies to ask anyone in the city to prove their citizenship.
“The cops in town know the people in the town. If you see a bunch of different people, you should have the right to know who's in your town,” he said.
Delaney said he believes illegal immigrants bring crime, so he wants to grant sheriff's deputies the authority to stop and question anyone about their immigration status.
However, many in the community say all the proposal does is legalize racism.
At a special city council meeting Thursday night, the small chamber overflowed with dissenting opinions.
Willamina has a population of approximately 1,800.
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http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_032808_news_willamina_illegal_immigrant_free_.b2175a4.html
08:56 AM PDT on Friday, March 28, 2008, KGW
Oregon town considers becoming 'illegal alien-free zone'
A big debate is brewing in a small Oregon coast range town: Residents of Willamina are considering turning their town into the country's first illegal immigrant-free zone.
It would allow police to stop anyone they think is in the country illegally.
City councilor Paul Delaney started it all with his proposal to allow sheriff's deputies to ask anyone in the city to prove their citizenship.
“The cops in town know the people in the town. If you see a bunch of different people, you should have the right to know who's in your town,” he said.
Delaney said he believes illegal immigrants bring crime, so he wants to grant sheriff's deputies the authority to stop and question anyone about their immigration status.
However, many in the community say all the proposal does is legalize racism.
At a special city council meeting Thursday night, the small chamber overflowed with dissenting opinions.
Willamina has a population of approximately 1,800.