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US towns taking immigration into their own hands

Inaction by the federal government has led some US cities and towns to pass local legislation, such as making English the official language of local government

AFP , WASHINGTON

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William Ramos, director of the Washington office of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, said the measures which are designed to be anti-immigrant are more a knee-jerk reaction than a thoughtful response to community problems.

"Whichever it is, I certainly hope that folks can be enlightened quickly enough to understand that these 11 million Latinos who are undocumented are not necessarily going anywhere, anytime soon," he said.

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