‘We Live In A Terrible Country,’ Somerville City Councilor Says During Discussion of Free City Legal Services For Illegal Immigrants

‘We Live In A Terrible Country,’ Somerville City Councilor Says During Discussion of Free City Legal Services For Illegal Immigrants

A Somerville city councilor called the United States "a terrible country" during a recent discussion about what accounting method the city should use to provide public funds to pay for legal services for immigrants who are not in the country legally.

"You gave a little bit of information on being able to acquire legal services for extended periods of time. Of course, immigration cases are not – they're not done quickly. We live in a terrible country. And that holds up a lot of folks' lives in an awful way," said Charlotte Kelly, an at-large city councilor, during a meeting of the Somerville Finance Committee on Thursday, October 20.

Emmanuel Dockter Says He’s Not Retired U.S. Military; His Mailer Claims He Is
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Emmanuel Dockter Says He’s Not Retired U.S. Military; His Mailer Claims He Is

Tom Joyce

A Democratic candidate for state representative on the South Shore's Fifth Plymouth District who is running against a retired U.S. Army officer sent out a mailer in the spring claiming to be a retired U.S. Marine.

But is it true?

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