Source:  Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 6/22/10

Fremont, Neb., residents voted Monday night to approve a measure that prohibits hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants, though opponents are expected to challenge the law in court before it takes effect, according to a report by the Associated Press.

The American Civil Liberties Union quickly vowed to file a lawsuit to block the measure, which some 57 percent of Fremont voters approved, the report said.

The vote put the small eastern Nebraska town on a big stage set by the state of Arizona, which recently passed a law allowing police investigating another incident or crime to ask people for their immigration status based on "reasonable suspicion" that they're residing illegally in the United States.

"In a community of 25,000, it's going to be hard to take on the whole country, and it will be costly to do so," said Fremont City Councilman Scott Getzschman, who opposed the measure but said city officials would support the results, the AP reported.

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