A Sylacauga city council member is speaking out against her colleagues for abruptly ending a meeting where residents voiced concerns about the influx of Haitian migrants into their small town. Laura Barlow Heath criticized council president Tiffany Nix for silencing public discourse, warning that it could lead to civil unrest and fear among residents.
An Alabama city council member is speaking out against her colleagues for kicking all residents out of a meeting while they were asking questions about Haitian migrants in their small town of only 12,000 residents. Sylacauga city council member Laura Barlow Heath took aim at council president Tiffany Nix for abruptly calling to adjourn the meeting in an interview with Fox News Digital, warning it could have unintended consequences. 'I will never agree that it's okay to shut people down.
'I don't know what you want us to do,' Nix responded. 'To cut off public comment in the middle of a meeting is a violation of public law,' another resident said. KAMALA HARRIS NEW CAMPAIGN HIRE ATTACKS AMERICA AS A 'CULT,' 'BLOODTHIRSTY IMPERIAL BEAST' Heath said the locals are feeling 'unsafe' because there's no documentation of who is coming in or what their backgrounds are. 'We don't know these people,' she said.
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