Councilmembers debate bill preventing undocumented immigrants from using taxpayer-funded services

City Council members today debated a bill that would prevent undocumented immigrants from using taxpayer-funded services in Jacksonville.

The bill would also require the Mayor to report to the council about the number of undocumented immigrants in public housing and the city’s compliance with federal immigration laws.

Essentially, the bill sponsored bans the city and anyone who gets city funding from providing services to or supporting people who are unlawfully in the United States…

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