Posted on 07/25/2007 6:06:23 PM PDT by Graymatter
Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta is cutting a family vacation short and planning a press conference in anticipation that a federal judge will issue a ruling on Hazleton's illegal immigration ordinance tomorrow afternoon, the mayor said.
Hazleton has been at the heart of a national debate ever since July 2006 when it passed an ordinance punishing landlords and employers for doing business with illegal immigrants. A separate ordinance makes English the official language. Hundreds of municipalities around the country - and at least two dozen in Northeastern Pennsylvania - passed or considered copycat laws.
The American Civil Liberties Union and several other advocacy groups sued the city in federal court on behalf of several residents and community groups, arguing the ordinance infringed on the civil rights of Latinos and the federal government's sole authority to regulate immigration....
(Excerpt) Read more at zwire.com ...
I wish every state, county and city in this country would pass laws like this!
WAKE UP WASHINGTON====WE ARE BEING INVADED!
Correction,
WE HAVE BEEN INVADED!
And reinforcements for the invaders are coming.
BTTT!
Today’s article (7-26-07, Thurs morning):
http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18629458&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
*snip*
The decision will most likely be released early this afternoon, said John Garcia, spokesman for the Puerto Rican Defense and Education Fund, one of the groups suing the city...Weve waited a long time, said Barletta, who plans to talk about the ruling at 4 p.m. today...
ping
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U.S. District Judge James M. Munley. http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/bios/munley.htm
“ENTERED ON DUTY October 21, 1998...”
Wonder where his contributions go...
will you ping us later on please..
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