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Public commenters press Newton council on immigration enforcement and worker pay
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 6 meeting, residents urged the Newton City Council to adopt protections limiting use of city property for immigration enforcement and called for better pay and benefits for sanitation workers; the proposed immigration-resolution was not considered by the council at this meeting.
Newton — Several residents used the Jan. 6 public-comment period to urge the Newton City Council to adopt policies limiting the use of city properties for immigration enforcement and to press for improved compensation and benefits for city sanitation workers.
"If the city won't protect residents through this, what policies is the city willing to put on record? Silence and avoidance are not leadership," said McGregor Van Beurden, who said he submitted a resolution in December that he believes would block use of city properties for immigration enforcement. Van Beurden…
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