Fremont voters decided Tuesday not to repeal a local ordinance that bars immigrants from renting homes if they don't have legal permission to be in the U.S.The law first passed with 57 percent of the vote in 2010, but critics said the city’s stance on illegal immigration has been an embarrassment.Fremont residents voted in support of the ordinance yet again by 60 percent.-- Watch reaction from the cityThe Dodge County Election Office said 3,850 people voted not to change the ordinance, 2,610 voted in favor of changing the ordinance.

Fremont voters decided Tuesday not to repeal a local ordinance that bars immigrants from renting homes if they don't have legal permission to be in the U.S.

The law first passed with 57 percent of the vote in 2010, but critics said the city’s stance on illegal immigration has been an embarrassment.

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Fremont residents voted in support of the ordinance yet again by 60 percent.

-- Watch reaction from the city

The Dodge County Election Office said 3,850 people voted not to change the ordinance, 2,610 voted in favor of changing the ordinance.