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Residents urge attention to immigration impacts and crowd-control harms during Richfield open forum
Summary
During the public comment period on April 14, Birgit Johnson and Theresa Guthrie urged the council to consider the local impacts of federal immigration enforcement and of crowd‑control tactics, calling for support for affected small businesses and higher standards for policing tactics.
Two community members used the open forum at the April 14 Richfield City Council meeting to press the council on immigration enforcement and public‑safety standards.
Birgit Johnson of Richfield criticized federal fiscal and immigration policies and said immigrants have helped revive local storefronts and contributed tax revenue. "Immigrants started businesses that filled empty storefronts and brought in tech…
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