Washington Post (Liberal Suburbs of MONTGOMERY County, Maryland and FAIRFAX County, Virginia)
The air was stuffy and hot inside a packed hall in Silver Spring during Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett's town hall meeting last month when a lanky man in the back row raised his hand.
"Immigration is a local issue," said the man, who gave his name only as Ryan. "Local government needs to respond."
Some people jeered and others applauded as the man elaborated. Uncharacteristically, Leggett lost his cool.
"Shut up and listen for a moment!" he cried, silencing the crowd. "We are not in the business of enforcing immigration issues."
Posted by Richard at August 18, 2007