Hazleton (PA) versus the ACLU
Posted on March 10, 2007
We read:
A U.S. trial that starts Monday will be the first to explore just how far local governments can go in trying to fight illegal immigration, a highly sensitive subject in the United States. This city made national headlines when it tried to penalize the landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and the businesses who give them jobs. An estimated 12 million illegal immigrants live in the U.S., and dozens of other communities have tried to find ways to contain them, including proposing English-only measures and working with immigration authorities to report illegal residents. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress continues to debate the issue at large.
Republican Mayor Lou Barletta, who pushed through the laws, said illegal immigrants were joining gangs, dealing drugs, committing violent crimes and destroying the quality of life in this city of 31,000. “We’re not only fighting for Hazleton, we’re fighting for cities all across America,” he said.
But the American Civil Liberties Union and Hispanic groups, which filed suit against the city, call the measures divisive and racist and say they trample on the U.S. government’s exclusive power to regulate immigration. U.S. District Judge James Munley has barred enforcement of the laws pending trial, but even the threat of action has led many Hispanics to flee the city, and businesses that cater to them report plummeting sales. “The city of Hazleton is promoting discrimination,” said Anthony Romero, the ACLU’s executive director.
In court papers, Hazleton said illegal immigrants have committed at least 47 crimes since last spring - including the shooting death of a 29-year-old man - consuming much of the city’s police overtime budget. Illegal immigrants were the subject of one-third of all drug arrests in 2005, and they have driven up the costs of health care and education, the city said……
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The ACLU should rename itself,
Tha MCLU because it doesn’t care about the american people. When there funds dry up, It will be a new day for people that really care about this country.
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I would love to be a judge there. I would stop the trial and demand that the ACLU fully and completely explain the “race” that is illegal aliens.
“U.S. government’s exclusive power to regulate immigration.” Regulating is an administrative function, not a law enforcement function. If the States or Local Authorities turn a “blind eye” to illegal activities then they are aiding and abetting the criminals. And that is exactly what these people are, “Criminals”! Therefore, IMO, Hazleton, PA is doing what it should be doing: Removing criminal activity. The one thing I noticed is that there is not a citation as to which area of the Constitution the aclu bases its argument.
Your thoughts?
The U.S. has a comprehensive immigration law — Simpson/Mazzoli, also known as the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The section (8 USC Sec 1324a) pertaining to employment of aliens has not been enforced. Our elected officials and their representatives have failed for 20 years to enforce the law and are responsible for unprecedented illegal-immigration levels.