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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - Lawmakers in an eastern Long Island county where illegal immigration has been an issue for nearly a decade defeated a bill Tuesday that would have banned people seeking day work from congregating on public roads.
Suffolk County legislators turned the measure down 10-6, with one legislator absent and another abstaining. State laws already outlaw obstructing traffic and standing on roadways to solicit rides, legislators noted.
"We believe that with stronger enforcement of the provisions of these existing laws, the problems outlined in, and provisions of (the proposal) can be adequately addressed by the officers of the Suffolk County Police Department," they wrote.
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