Hazleton's anti-illegal immigrant law back in court

September 9th, 2008, posted by RobHop

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

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to have the appeal heard by a three-judge panel, and recent rulings by other federal 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.

‘‘I’ve never wavered in my belief that Hazleton was right to pass the Illegal Immigration Relief Act, and I firmly believe that our case will be vindicated in the higher court,’‘ Barletta said at a news conference.

But Foster Maer, the lead attorney on the case for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund, expressed confidence at winning again, saying the other cases are different. ‘‘It was the right decision,’‘ he said, ‘‘and we’ll prevail on appeal.’‘

U.S. District Judge James M. Munley struck down the ordinance in July 2007, calling it unconstitutional and saying it violated due process protections and the Supremacy Clause, which acknowledges federal law as supreme.
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On September 10th, 2008 Anonymous said:

Can’t you folks in PA do something to make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to get their cars tagged there? You should see it here in Delaware! It looks like a third of Delawareans are really Keystone Staters. I mean, you go to the local public schools and it’s tons of PA tagged cars coming to pick up their children. At apartment complexes, it’s lots of PA tags always parked here. I know, I know, our Reps here in Delaware are supposed to be doing something about it, but they know on which side their bread is buttered! Did you know that in Delaware, if an illegal’s car is towed for whatever reason, they don’t have to provide proof of insurance (unlike DE natives) in order to take custody of their vehicle? This insanity is all part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ plan for the integration of Canada – US – Mexico, the North American Union. Did you know that since 9/11/2001, illegals have killed more US citizens than have been killed in both the Afghanistan and Iraq war? BTW, both the major presidential candidates are CFR members, as is Biden. Better look to third party candidates for any ‘change’ worth having. www.infowars.com Cinderella in DE

Deadly Legacy of US Sanctuary Cities

On September 10th, 2008 Anonymous said:

http://rense.com/general83/deadly.htm

Here is the article I was referencing in my previous post.

Cinderella in DE

Racist stats

On September 11th, 2008 Anonymous said:

How about some white on white crime stats to compare the info in that article you so helpfully referenced?