Hazleton is the leader of pack of copycats

“Discussions among municipal officials about adopting an ordinance similar to Hazleton’s Illegal- Immigration Relief Act have been occurring throughout the state in larger cities such as Allentown as well as small boroughs such as Courtdale.

In fact, copycat legislation is springing up in towns nationwide, said John Garcia, communications director for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund in New York City.

Attorneys from Garcia’s group, the American Civil Liberties Union, Harrisburg-based Community Justice Project and private practice civil rights attorneys threatened to sue the city of Hazleton if council passed the ordinance, which punishes landlords and employers who rent to, hire, aid or abet illegal immigrants, and said all city documents and signs must be printed in English only.”

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