Neb. city votes to restrict illegal immigration

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com FREMONT, Neb. - This small Nebraska meatpacking town has joined Arizona at the center of a national debate about illegal immigration after voters approved a ban on hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants, but an expected court challenge could keep the measure from ever taking effect. The American Civil Liberties Union already has promised to file a lawsuit to block enforcement of the proposal roughly 57 percent of Fremont voters supported Monday. "In a community of 25,000, it's going to be hard to take on the whole country, and it will be costly to do so," said Fremont City Councilman Scott Getzschman, who opposed the measure but said city leaders would support the results. The Fremont measure will require would-be renters to apply for a license from the city. The ordinance also requires businesses to use the federal E-Verify database to ensure employees are allowed to work.

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