Nebraska City Torn as Immigration Vote Nears.

FREMONT, Neb. -- In this city of 25,000, far from any international border, the fight over illegal immigration has boiled over. This is ordinarily a serene place with polite politics and votes that sail through City Hall 8 to 0. But in a special election Monday, residents will decide whether to ban businesses from hiring illegal immigrants and bar landlords from renting to them. Residents demanded the vote, fighting off challenges by some of their elected leaders all the way to the State Supreme Court. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]