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Article: Butler County, Ohio, commissioner targets illegal immigrants in construction.
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- The Journal-News (Hamilton, OH)
- Article date:
- February 3, 2006
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Byline: Candice Brooks
Feb. 3--HAMILTON -- One county official cracking down on illegal aliens is not enough and Butler County could take the lead on the issue, County Commissioner Michael Fox has proposed.
Just days after Sheriff Richard K. Jones received national attention for billing the federal government for housing suspected illegal aliens in the county jail, Fox made a proposal Thursday to deter the construction industry from employing illegal residents.
However, Fox's fellow commissioners are not agreeable to spending more money to enforce the proposed building code or placing additional burden on building inspectors to ensure ...