Overview of Recent Local Ordinances on Immigration State City/Town Type - Area* Status AL Boaz Anti-- H EM En Pending as of 10/15/06 AL Gadsden Anti-- En English-only passed 8/2006; Possibly Training police to catch immigrants; Other legislation pending AL Huntsville Anti-- H EM En Tabled 8/11/06; Councilman is looking into reforming anti-immigrant legislation proposal AR Rogers Anti-- Mayor is discussing a stronger form of IIRA 11/06 City Council tables plans to pass AZ Bullhead Anti-- Em AZ Kingman Anti-- H EM En CA Apple Valley Anti -- Em Passed 8/06 CA Bell Gardens PRO Passed CA Cudahy PRO Passed CA Escondido Anti-- H CA Huntington Park PRO Passed legislation 11/07/06 City council heard speakers from the Minutemen in support of drafting an ordinance Passed second reading 10/18- Effective in November-- Lawsuit filed 11/3/06 CA Los Angeles PRO Passed 2/3/06 - In support of comprehensive CA National City PRO - Sanctuary City Passed 9/28/06 CA San Bernardino Anti-- H EM En Voted down by City Council, never reached city-wide vote CA San Francisco PRO Passed - In support of comprehensive - Acknowledges the Minutemen promote a dangerous and hostile environment Passed 07/06 - In support of comprehensive CA Sonoma PRO Anti-- EM Day CA Vista worker Passed 6/27/06; Effective 7/28/06 Anti EM Day CO Aurora Worker Tabled 11/06 due to lack of support Voted down 10/06; However other legislation has been published DE Elsmere Anti-- EM DE Harrington Anti-- H Tabled 10/10/06 FL Avon Park Anti-- H EM En Voted down 3 to 2 7/24/06 FL Cape Coral Anti-- EM Petition to add a clause to city contracts stating that contractors do not employ illegal immigrants passed in 9/2006 FL Miami Dade PRO 10/2006 Considering Sanctuary Ordinance
Rejected 8/2006 voted down 3 to 2 after 5hr hearing; Local faction is trying to petition to FL Palm Bay Anti-- EM reopen anti-immigrant ordinances GA Canton Anti- H 11/2006 Considering Council considering text 11/06 - requires property owners to prove their tenants live in the GA Cherokee County Anti-- H country legally IL Carpentersville Anti-- H EM En Tabled after town hall meeting 10/17 PRO-- Sanctuary IL Cook County City Passed IL Cook County PRO Passed - In support of Senate bill 1033 Passed - In support of comprehensive KY Lexington PRO Mayor Shirlee Yassney will ask City Council to KY Russelville Anti H Em draft ordinance Pending as of 11/06/06 Passed 05/08/06 - In support of path to resident MA Boston PRO status for immigrants One by-law took effect 7/1/06; Other bylaws MA Milford Anti-- H may be pending MA N.Hampton/CapeCod Anti-- Under Construction MA Sandwich Anti-- EM Tabled by residential vote 572-301- 9/25/06 Considering anti-solicitation ordinance against MD Gaithersburg Anti- Day worker day-workers MD Taneytown Anti-- En Passed 11/13/06 MI Grand Rapids PRO Passed against HR 4437 MI Hazel Park Anti-- En Passed 9/2006 MO St. Charles County Anti-- H EM En Pending as of 9/11/06 -Councilman Joe Brazil, said last week that "we're kind of in a holding pattern"... to see what happened in court with the Valley Park ordinance. MO Valley Park Anti-- H EM En Passed 7/17/06 -- 9/26/06 TRO was amended and extended to new ordinance on 9/27...now waiting to see if Valley Park is successful in removing case to Federal Court. NC Asheville Anti-- EM 8/06 Legislation failed, but drafted appeal to Federal Reps to get tougher immigration laws NC Forsyth County Anti-- EM 11/2006 The county commissioners voted 7-0 in favor of a resolution stating that the county, in compliance with federal laws, will require all prospective county workers to prove that they are authorized to work in the U.S. NC Davidson County Anti-- En Passed 10/2006 NC Gaston County Anti P H Passed 11/2006 The policy prevents illegal immigrants from receiving any services funded by the county. It amends minimum housing
requirements and limit the number of people who can live in rental properties. NC Landis Anti-- En Passed English-only ordinance 8/06 NC Mecklenburg Anti-- EM G Pending NC Mint Hill Anti-- En Passed English-only ordinance 8/06 Referendum passed 9/22/06- but citizens never NJ Bogota Anti-- En voted -- killed by court NJ Keyport Anti-- H Ordinance to be introduced 10/17/06 NJ Newton Anti-- H Em En Tabled 9/25/06 NJ Riverside Anti-- H EM Passed--- LAWSUIT 10/06 NJ Stillwater A Anti- Pending as of 9/20/06 NJ Willingsboro Twp A Anti-- Passed 8/30/06 NV Pahrump A Anti-- En Passed 11/2006 -- City councilman proposed the "English Language and Patriot Reaffirmation Ordinance," which would make English Pahrump's official language, prohibit flying a foreign flag by itself and make it illegal to close a business in support of protests. Passed 12/05 - In support of comprehensive NY New York PRO NY Suffolk Country Anti-- EM Passed 9/13/06 - Effective 1/1/07 OH Cincinnati PRO OH Cleveland PRO Against Federal Bill OH Columbus PRO Against Federal Bill OH Lake County PRO Passed OK Bartlesville Anti-- H Em En OK Chelsea Anti-- H Em OK Inola Anti-- Considering OK Oologah Anti-- EM - Passed 10/3/06 Passed 3/15/06 In support of comprehensive City council is going to discuss Hazleton-1 like ordinance Will meet 11/06/06 Considering an ordinance that would bar employment and rentals to illegal aliens. OK Tulsa Anti-- EM 11/02/06 Passed a resolution condemning the use of illegal immigrants by city contractors. Other legislation pending PA Allentown Anti-- Enforcement Council revised proposed ordinance 9/26/06 PA Allentown PRO Appears to be Tabled as of 11/03/06 PA Altoona Anti-- H EM Passed 10/23/06 PA Ashland Anti-- Considering PA Beaver Meadows Anti-- Considering PA Berwick Anti-- no info Passed 8/2006 PA Bridgeport Anti-- H EM Passed 10/2006 PA Conyngham Borough Anti-- H EM En Considering
PA Courtdale Anti-- Drafting PA Forty Fort Anti-- H EM En Rejected-- Councilman may try to rewrite PA Frackville Anti-- Considering PA Freeland Anti-- Considering PA Gilberton Anti H EM En Passed 10-11/2006 IIRA App. 7/13/06-- Rejected-9/2006- by federal Judge; New ordinance passed 9/12/06 for Nov. PA Hazelton Anti-- H EM (En) 1st- more litigation PA Kline Twp Anti-- Considering PA Larksville Anti-- Considering PA Lancaster Anti-- Considering PA Lansford Anti-- Considering PA Lebanon Anti-- Considering PA Mahanoy City Anti-- H EM En PA McAdoo Anti-- Considering PA Mount Pocono Anti-- H Passed 8/8/06 In three neighboring towns as well Failed 9/19/06-- Trying to enforce older ordinance that makes renters register tenants 10/04/06 Considered, but now suspended on recommendation from Solicitor PA Nesquehoning Anti-- PA Norristown Anti-- H EM Tabled 11/06 PA Plains Twp Anti-- Considering PA Shamokin A Anti-- Considering PA Shenandoah Anti-- En Passed 8/21/06-- still looking into IIRA PA Sunbury Anti-- Considering PA West Hazelton Anti-- H EM En Passed PA West Mahanoy Twp Anti-- Considering PA White Haven Anti-- Tabled PA Wilkes Barre Twp Anti-- Tabled 8/7/06 OR Portland PRO Passed 10/20/06 SC Beaufort County Anti-- EM SC Horry County Anti-- H EM Considering SC Pickens County Anti-- EM TN Clarksville Anti-- EM TN Nashville Anti-- H EM En Pending as of 11/20/06 Passed Second Reading-- State Rep. Richard Chalk, R-Hilton Head Island, commended Hairston on Tuesday for "bulldogging" the issue. Passed 10/06 Unanimously approved, without discussion, a resolution to refuse contract or do any business with companies that hire illegal immigrants. Failed H ordinance 10./2006-- Pending EM ordinance 10/06- Next meeting Nov. 2nd Pending as of 11/3/06 Fighting three separate ordinance (texts from IIRA)
Passed - Suggestions for border security and TX El Paso PRO Passed 11/13/06 Three separate ordinances TX Farmers Branch Anti En, H, P passed unanimously Repeal sanctuary TX Houston act Pending as of 9/26/06 10/2006 Passed a minor ordinance on residential zoning, but avoided passing more VA Culpeper Anti-- H severe ordinances. VA Waynesboro Anti-- Pending as of 9/12/06 WA Kennewick Anti-- H Em En Failed 8/2006 WI Arcadia Anti-- En Failed 9/2006-- * H= Housing; EM= Employment; En=English Language; G= Government Services; P= Police Enforcement