AP Photo: Mayor Lou Barletta
Not in my city!

Hazleton, PA?!? Has anyone ever heard of Hazleton? I hadn't till today but now I will remember it as the city that had a Mayor dedicated to enforce the laws of his city, state, and country. While our national politicians can't come to an agreement on whether to enforce current immigration laws; Mayor Lou Barletta is doing what's right for his city and it's citizens.

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HAZLETON, Pa. - With tensions rising and its police department and municipal budget stretched thin, this small northeastern Pennsylvania city is about to begin what the mayor calls one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigrants in the United States.

"Illegal immigrants are destroying the city," said Mayor Lou Barletta, a Republican. "I don't want them here, period."

Last week Barletta introduced, and the City Council tentatively approved, a measure that would revoke the business licenses of companies that employ illegal immigrants; impose $1,000 fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants; and make English the city's official language.

As Congress debates changes to the nation's immigration policy, some cities are taking matters into their own hands, saying they have no choice but to crack down on illegal immigrants themselves.

Thanks Mayor Lou! You are truly a great American.


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