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Controversial immigration law takes effect unless the federal judge puts it on hold while a justice department challenge is considered. this week we are looking more closely at this contentious issue that reaches every corner of the country including a small town in the u.s. heartland. here is cnn's dan simon. >> reporter: surrounded by cattle and corn fields, freemont, nebraska is the kind of place that feels insulated from the nation's big problems especially illegal immigration. just look on a map. mexico is a long ways away from nebraska, about a thousand miles. but the immigration battle ...

Elementary school teacher led an effort to put a measure on the town ballot that bans hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants. it passed last month by a decisive 57% of the vote. >> why does a city like freemont smack in the middle of the country need an antiimmigration law? >> we are for immigration. we're just against illegal aliens coming in bringing drugs, gangs, crime, and an economic burden that is going to grow for years if we don't do something in our town. >> reporter: yep, the identical argument used by anti-illegal immigration hawks around the country even though police dis...