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Janssen involved in illegal immigration policy since his political start

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Janssen involved in illegal immigration policy since his political start

• By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star
• Mar 13, 2010
• Mar 13, 2010
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Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont. (AP Photo/Bill Wolf)

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Before the start of the legislative session, Sen. Charlie Janssen announces to his colleagues that Ellen Fauss had accepted his marriage proposal. (ROBERT BECKER / Lincoln Journal Star)

• ROBERT BECKER

Sen. Charlie Janssen and his fiancee, Ellen Fauss, order popcorn and diet sodas before watching the movie "Valentine's Day" on March 7 at the Main Street 7 theater in Fremont. (Chris Bristol, Fremont Tribune)

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By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star

FREMONT -- Sen. Charlie Janssen came to the Legislature in 2009 from Fremont in the wake of small-town wrangling -- big headline-grabbing wrangling -- over illegal immigration.

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