Rawlings-Blake: 'We have to take action now' on...

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday called anti-immigrant rhetoric “disappointing,” citing a new report detailing the contributions immigrants have provided to the local economy. The Democratic mayor’s comments come as the topic of immigration is a hot-button issue nationally and has become a focus of the current presidential election. “I refuse to give any credence to these comments because we all recognize they are simply untrue,” Rawlings-Blake said of anti-immigration being discussed…