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Last week, a report found that Colorado suburbs discriminated against Latinos 91 percent of the time. Yesterday, residents of a Nebraska town voted in favor of…

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Last week, a report found that Colorado suburbs discriminated against Latinos 91 percent of the time. The trend has continued into this week as well—residents of a Nebraska town voted in favor of more housing discrimination.

Residents of Fremont, Neb., voted in favor of city legislation that requires renters to swear that they have legal documentation to live in the United States, according to the Associated Press. Renters, however, are not required to show documentation. Landlords who rent to those without permits are subject to fines.

This isn't the first time Fremont has voted on this ordinance—in 2010, those who favored it won by a small margin. When the vote was put to the test once more yesterday, the margin rose when 60 percent approved the measure. In a small city like Fremont that boasts 26,000 residents, that means about 3,800 voted to keep the rules while 2,500 voted to abolish them. 

Those who opposed the housing restriction argued that it could cost the city millions in court fees and abandoned support from the federal government as well as outsiders looking to move into or invest in the city. 

According to the Census, Fremont is growing, thanks in part to a large influx of Latinos. Nearly 12 percent of the town identified as Latino in the 2010 Census, almost 20 times the Latino population in 1990. The Census estimates that just 4 percent of the town is occupied by non-citizens, both documented and undocumented.

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