The St. Paul City Council will hold a public hearing April 28 on a proposed ordinance that keeps responsibility for enforcing immigration law with federal authorities.
The hearing, originally scheduled earlier in the month, was delayed to avoid a conflict with Passover, which would have prevented some ordinance supporters from testifying, said Peter Brown, of the Minnesota chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, who is helping to organize the coalition pushing for the ordinance.
The delay also allows more time to settle continuing disagreements on the proposal?s enforcement and reporting requirements, he said.
The proposal limits situations in which St. Paul city workers can be required to enforce federal immigration laws. A number of unions are in favor of the proposal, saying it allows police, firefighters, public health nurses, housing inspectors, librarians and other city employees to do their jobs and provide city services without being forced to unnecessarily investigate a resident?s immigration status.
A similar measure was passed last year in Minneapolis and has been approved in several communities around the country.
The hearing is now scheduled for 5:30 p.m. April 28 in Room 325, St. Paul City Hall, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
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The St. Paul City Council will hold a public hearing April 28 on a proposed ordinance that keeps responsibility for enforcing immigration law with federal authorities.
The hearing, originally scheduled earlier in the month, was delayed to avoid a conflict with Passover, which would have prevented some ordinance supporters from testifying, said Peter Brown, of the Minnesota chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, who is helping to organize the coalition pushing for the ordinance.
The delay also allows more time to settle continuing disagreements on the proposal?s enforcement and reporting requirements, he said.
The proposal limits situations in which St. Paul city workers can be required to enforce federal immigration laws. A number of unions are in favor of the proposal, saying it allows police, firefighters, public health nurses, housing inspectors, librarians and other city employees to do their jobs and provide city services without being forced to unnecessarily investigate a resident?s immigration status.
A similar measure was passed last year in Minneapolis and has been approved in several communities around the country.
The hearing is now scheduled for 5:30 p.m. April 28 in Room 325, St. Paul City Hall, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd.