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A Look at PA’s 11th District, Where Immigration is a Big Issue

July 18, 2008 – 2:41 pm

View Larger Map In Pennsylvania’s 11th district, Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke) faces a serious challenge from Mayor Lou Barletta (R-Hazleton), who has earned a reputation as a crusader against illegal immigration since the Kanjorski last faced him in 2002. The map above shows a few points of interest in the 11th, including major cities, historical [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barletta, Columbia, Hazleton, illegal immigrants, immigrants, Immigration, Pennsylvania | Comments

Penn. Mayor Hopes to Take Illegal Immigration Issue to Congress

June 18, 2008 – 8:06 am

I’m off to Hazleton, Penn., today to follow Mayor Lou Barletta’s run for Congress and look at the impact of illegal immigration on his town and his district. Hazleton is a small city (pop. about 30,000) in Northeast Pennsylvania’s anthracite region. Its economy was once based on coal, but in recent decades the city has [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barletta, Columbia, Hazleton, illegal immigrants, Immigration, Pennsylvania | Comments

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