Snow squall causes 68-car pileup near Hazleton

A nasty snowstorm on Sunday caused a 68-car pileup on Interstate 81 near the town of Hazleton, Penn. One motorist was killed and several dozen were injured. "Firefighters used ropes to rescue people who had scrambled out of their cars and jumped down an embankment to avoid...

Cities barred from targeting illegals

"When a federal court recently struck down a Pennsylvania city's overreaching immigration ordinance, some took it as a sign that calm soon would be restored on one of Middle America's most divisive issues. In fact, a storm is brewing."

Two Boys Killed In Hazleton Fire

" April 21, 2007 Pennsylvania - Two young boys died and three other people were flown to the Lehigh Valley Medical Center after a fire damaged a double-block home at 598-599 N. Manhattan Court early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the home just before 12:30 a.m....

Santa Claus ain't coming to town..'cause he's an undocumented worker

Some tech savvy individual in Hazelton, Pennsylvania has created a hoax website to satirize a law passed locally that imposes penalties on businesses and landlords if they hire or rent to illegal immigrants. ...

A Progressive And Populist Position On Illegal Immigration

Republicans serving corporate interests have succeeded in doing nothing to stem the tide, and have manipulated public discussions to focus on illegal immigrants, rather than illegal employers. Democrats have not been shouting about the false focus on immigrants, rather than...

Altoona City Introduces Ordinance On Illegals

Altoona City Council Wednesday introduced an ordinance designed to make it difficult for illegal aliens to live here.

Pat Buchanan Defends Controversial Immigration Comments

America is being invaded by millions of illegal immigrants every year, and it threatens the future of the country. According to Patrick J. Buchanan. He addresses immigration in his brand new "State of Emergency: The Third Word Invasion, The Conquest of America." Copy &...

Farmers Branch To Consider Illegal Immigration Measure

A city councilman wants to make it tougher for illegal immigrants to live and work in Farmers Branch. Farmers Branch is a city in Dallas County, Texas. The city is a suburb of Dallas. It's part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Suffolk Bill Is New Front On Illegal Immigration

"The thing that feeds illegal immigration is the hiring"."If every county and town and state used this type of law, it would go a long way in mitigating the immigration problem. If you dry up the jobs, you dry up the flow of illegal immigration."

Give Hazleton Credit For Immigration Efforts

President Bush, Senators Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Arlen Specter and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Bob Casey are proposing an almost duplicate bill to the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli bill.

Exodus Of Illegal Immigrants From Hazleton

"Locally, what I’ve seen, and what’s been told to me, is that a lot of the illegals have left. You can notice the difference"

Preventing An Immigration Problem - Not Waiting For It To Happen

What's the difference between a legal immigrant and illegal immigrant? One was given permission to enter a foreign country, and the other wasn't.

National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) News

"The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), founded in 1927 as The National Conference for Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races,...

Somos Primos

"Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage & Diversity Issues."

Latina Advocate News

Occasional source of news about illegal immigration.

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