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OAKWOOD City, Georgia -- Monday night’s Oakwood City Council meeting began looking more like a presidential debate when a hot button issue was raised — illegal immigration.
Oakwood City Councilmember Gary Anderson started a discussion on what he called the depleting effect illegal immigrants have upon Oakwood and Hall County resources.
The ensuing dialogue led to a motion directing Oakwood City Attorney Donnie Hunt and Oakwood City Manager Stan Brown to research ordinances discouraging illegal immigrants from living in Oakwood. Two councilmembers abstained from voting on the motion. Hunt said he will look at other municipalities’ ordinances that Oakwood could potentially adopt to resolve its infrastructure problems worsened by illegal immigration.
Posted by tyne at December 12, 2007