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

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 [...]

Penn. Mayor Hopes to Take Illegal Immigration Issue to Congress

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 [...]