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Rust Belt Anxiety Means Immigration Still an Issue in Northeast Pennsylvania

October 14, 2008 – 7:11 pm

Abandoned coal breakers are common features of Northeast Pennsylvania’s broken landscape. (Photo by Amy Crawford) While national politicians are treating immigration as a non-issue, there are still places where it has the power to rile up a crowd. It makes sense in Arizona—that state borders Mexico—but immigration is also surprisingly hot in Pennsylvania. News 21 [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-immigration, Barletta, Chris Carney, Chris Hackett, Columbia, economic anxiety, illegal immigration, Immigration, Kanjorski, Pennsylvania | Comments

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