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Small Town Steps in because Feds Are "Failing on Immigration" (Summerville, SC)
Fox News ^ | August 14, 2010 | Lexi Stemple

Posted on 08/14/2010 6:59:26 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox

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Summerville, South Carolina, has just tentatively passed an ordinance that bans illegal immigrants from working and living there.

<Snip>....the town needs to "send the message to Washington on immigration reform... The federal government...has dropped the ball..."

<Snip>...an ACLU spokesperson says...a lawsuit is inevitable....other towns...have spent a lot of money defending ordinances like this one.

<Snip> Summerville is ready for that....At some point...taking a strong stance against criminal behavior became controversial and it shouldn't be...

(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blogs.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: aclu; illegal; immigration; sc
We need several thousand towns to follow Summerville's lead. Let's see if we can deplete the ACLU's resources.
1 posted on 08/14/2010 6:59:30 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox
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2 posted on 08/14/2010 7:02:11 PM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

BTTT


3 posted on 08/14/2010 7:03:16 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

I’m sure several hundred towns would deplete their resources.


4 posted on 08/14/2010 7:04:02 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SC Swamp Fox

Farmers Branch, TX passed a similar law several years ago and has been defending it in court ever since. Bravo to Summerville for following Farmers Branch’s lead.


5 posted on 08/14/2010 7:05:07 PM PDT by Jedidah
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btt


6 posted on 08/14/2010 7:05:19 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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Farmer’s Branch in Texas and a small city in Nebraska, now Summerville. We need several in every state to follow in their footsteps.


7 posted on 08/14/2010 7:11:03 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

My nephew and his wife live in Summerville!


8 posted on 08/14/2010 7:17:26 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: CPT Clay

Small town immigration ping.


9 posted on 08/14/2010 7:24:41 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: SuziQ

I pass through every now and then. Good for Summerville.


10 posted on 08/14/2010 7:24:52 PM PDT by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

Napolitano says we have enough to secure border.....time to legalize illegals.

The Washington Times ^ | 8/13/2010 | Kara Rowland and Stephen Dinan
Posted on August 15, 2010 11:11:24 AM GMT+09:00 by

TheRevolution1776


11 posted on 08/14/2010 7:29:09 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

an ACLU spokesperson says...a lawsuit is inevitable....other towns...have spent a lot of money defending ordinances like this one.


The stinking ACLU threatens America

again

and again


12 posted on 08/14/2010 7:30:06 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: SC Swamp Fox

exactly what I was thinking...

Use their tactics against them.


13 posted on 08/14/2010 8:42:56 PM PDT by phockthis
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Farmers Branch Texas welcomes you Sommerville!


14 posted on 08/15/2010 9:52:45 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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Dont forget Mayor Lou and Hazelton PA.


15 posted on 08/15/2010 10:04:01 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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Dont forget Mayor Lou and Hazelton PA.”

Thanks for the reminder. Have already sent thank you’s to others. Will do one to them tomorrow!


16 posted on 08/15/2010 1:09:09 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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