Suffolk lawmakers vote on hiring a lawyer for aslyum seekers
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A resolution allowing Suffolk legislators to hire an attorney to look at options to block migrants from coming to the county was approved on Thursday. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. Credit: Newsday Staff