In A Small Town In Middle America, The Truth Comes Out

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:15am

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In A Small Town In Middle America, The Truth Comes Out

And whoot there it is! - here

Long before Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigration, the city of Green Bay stirred debate with its own move to combat the problem locally.

But three years after the city passed an ordinance aimed at cracking down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants, it has yet to be invoked. Questions about the city's legal authority on immigration continue to cloud the situation. Green Bay police Lt. Jim Runge said the ordinance "fell by the wayside" because federal authorities cautioned the city against enforcing it. "They told us, 'Don't touch that. Don't even go near it,'" Runge said. "They don't want locals dealing with any of the immigration stuff."

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:32am

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So they no longer can deport "Bronco" fans?

Tell the feds to shut the fuck up and go back to D.C. and bury their heads in the sand some more!

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:45am

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That's the feds for ya. Don't solve the problem on a local level, you might not do it the way we want.

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 2:58pm

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Here's how they WERE going to do it.....

The City Council voted nearly three years ago to authorize city officials to withhold or repeal a license or permit from any business found to be employing workers who are in the country illegally. Known as the Citizen and Legal Immigrant Protection Act, the ordinance stirred harsh criticism from opponents, some of whom labeled it a "witch hunt." But with the backing of Mayor Jim Schmitt, the council voted 9-2 to pass the measure, making Green Bay, by some accounts, the first city in Wisconsin to tackle illegal immigration at a local level.

That's just too damn practical.....

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Tue, 05/18/2010 - 7:26pm

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C'est la via works in Wisconsin too hey!

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Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:50pm

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Actually, they're exposing it.....

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