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Poll# 21

Posted By The Editors | June 22nd, 2010 | Category: Is This Racist? | 2 comments Print This Post Print This Post

Is This Racist?

A majority of the voters of Fremont, Nebraska have approved a new law – sure to be challenged in court – that bans undocumented Latino immigrants from jobs and rental housing there. Proponents of the law said the city of 25,000, which, according to census figures, has a small Latino population, was being inundated with “illegal immigrants” who were driving up the crime rates ans draining funds for city services. Fremont city officials urged voters to defeat the proposal, saying such a measure would likely be found unconstitutional, even as the cost of defending it would seriously harm the city’s finances. But the majority of voters ignored them.

  • Yes (47%, 9 Votes)
  • No (47%, 9 Votes)
  • Not Racist, but Prejudiced (5%, 1 Votes)
  • I’m Not Sure (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

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  1. ErzulieRedEyes June 24th, 2010 5:24 am :

    NO that’s not racist, and i find it weird that ILLEGAL people are being hired for jobs when we have unemployed american citizens suffering and struggling and can’t find work.

    Its crooked, twisted and wrong when we have american citizens who are nearly homeless or losing their homes because they have lost their jobs and can’t find work, but ILLEGAL people get hired!

  2. Ella Baker July 19th, 2010 9:52 pm :

    I live in Nebraska. This is not about economics. The unemployment rate is 4.9 percent in Fremont, in line with the statewide rate and significantly lower than the national average of 9.7 percent. This is about the anxieties of white residents as Latinos become a larger percentage of the population. It is mainly about race and ethnicity…