Willamina to become "Immigrant-free zone?"

The Willamina city council has declared an emergency hearing Thursday to consider whether the city should establish itself as an "illegal immigrant free zone.

The measure, which was put forth by councilor, Paul Delaney, who gave the following rationale for the measure:

"If they're illegal, then they could be bringing drugs over the border, and I have kids."

They could be rapists. They could be child molesters. I don't want them living in my town.

We are a country of moral values. People who are living here illegally and don't have moral values, I don't want them living in my town."

Two recent surveys by the Pew charitable trust and CalPirg, have pointed out that first generation immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than the general public at large.