Plans by two Hispanic nonprofits to expand employment and translation services to north county have stalled after losing their county funding.

County Executive John R. Leopold eliminated $180,000 in what is referred to in the budget as "ethnic initiatives" as part of a $3.1 million cut to nonprofit groups.

"I've taken a strong public position on any public assistance to illegal immigrants," Mr. Leopold said last month. "Any organization that might be providing assistance for illegal immigrants I am not going to support."

Both Centro de Ayuda and the Organization for Hispanic and Latin Americans have been approached about...