Vote Fails to Overturn Veto of Bill to Codify Protections for immigrants in Howard County
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An attempt to reaffirm protections for undocumented immigrants died Monday night in Howard County when local lawmakers failed to nix Republican County Executive Allan Kittleman‘s veto of a controversial bill that ignited a microcosm of the national debate on immigration in the wealthy suburban jurisdiction.
Lawmakers last month had dropped a reference from the bill that labeled the county as a “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, and also removed broad sections of political language in the bill that stated President Donald Trump had bolstered dangerous xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism.
