Riverside Committee says screw the voters

by: Jason Springer

Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 09:41:24 PM EST

The Republican Mayor who lost, opposed the measure which passed 4-1 with the Mayor as the lone dissenting vote...

Hilton called for the committee to essentially kill the ordinance, which is the target of two lawsuits, so that the immigration issue could be considered by newly-elected committee members in 2007.

Hilton said it would be "morally and ethically wrong to ignore the views of the voters."

A group of local businesspeople last month challenged the measure in state court, saying it's discriminatory, vague and unfair to local merchants.

The group's attorney, Jim Katz of Cherry Hill, contends the amended measure "suffers from the identical problems as the old ordinance. Specifically, municipalities in New Jersey lack the power to regulate immigration."