Federal appeals court to hear Hazleton's case

The Morning Call ^ | September 8, 2008 | John J. Moser

[Clintonfatigued]

Hazleton will get to argue before a federal appeals court Oct. 31 that a federal judge wrongly struck down the city's ordinance making it against the law to hire or rent housing to illegal immigrants, Mayor Lou Barletta announced today.

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to have the appeal heard by a three-judge panel, and recent rulings by other circuit appeals courts have given the city hope it can prevail, said Kris Kobach and Hank Mahoney, attorneys representing the city in defending its Illegal Immigration Relief Act.

"We're not going to waver, we're not going to back down, and we're going to continue this fight," Barletta said at a news conference.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is a very important moment in the battle against the Open Borders policy that the Federal government has subjected the nation to. The city of Hazelton has imposed penalties on local employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and the politically correct left has tried to have it banned through using the courts.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Good luck to Hazleton and America’s Mayor.

Lets hope they win over the forces of La Raza, ACLU, Chamber of Commerce/Collective of Communists, McCain, Obama, and every other pro-illegal/anti-American Open Borders group/person.

Sad that our own courts value the rights of illegal alien criminals and their co-conspirators over the rights of America

[AuntB]

Thanks for the ping

[neverdem]

bump & a ping

[gubamyster]

ping

[Tribune7]

I saw a lot of Lou signs in Luzerne County today.

[SunkenCiv]

a federal judge wrongly struck down the city's ordinance making it against the law to hire or rent housing to illegal immigrants

thanks neverdem