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Commentary Immigrants Face Discrimination, Abusive Fair Housing Policy In Nebraska

Brentin Mock | Mon, May 5, 2008 | Tags: legislation, laws, taxpayers, protests, hispanic, illegal immigrants, nebraska, fair housing, jon bruning, landlord, discrimination, immigration, brentin mock | 1

Immigration and its alleged illegal status is posing legal challenges for states and cities all over the country. For Nebraska, a state experiencing just a moderate level of Hispanic immigration inflow, Attorney General Jon Bruning has drawn the line on who he’ll protect and who he won’t. For him, immigrants simply aren’t financially worth protecting.

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