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Residents, service providers urge Bernalillo County to back ordinance limiting immigration enforcement in sensitive places
Summary
Public commenters at the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners meeting on Oct. 28 urged commissioners to approve an ordinance that would limit immigration-enforcement presence in sensitive locations such as schools, places of worship and clinics.
Public commenters at the Bernalillo County Board of Commissionersmeeting on Oct. 28 urged commissioners to approve an ordinance that would restrict immigration-enforcement presence in "sensitive locations," including schools, hospitals, places of worship and shelters.
Speakers described businesses and families altering daily life because of reported immigration-enforcement activity. Olga Santana, identified in her remarks as a worker-rights organizer with El Centro de Guadalupe de Rechos, said the fear drove her to close a food business and hurt household income: "Approving this ordinance will bring peace of mind to our community,…
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