September 22, 2008 – 6:14 pm
Several of the congressional races News 21 has been following are on a new ranked list of 50 House races to watch. In some of these districts, immigration is an issue; in others, immigrant voters may tilt the election. 6. Texas 22 – Republican Pete Olson challenges Democrat Nick Lampson, who won this very Republican [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears
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Also tagged Barletta, Chris Carney, Chris Hackett, Columbia, Congress, Cubans, Florida, Immigration, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Nick Lampson, Paul Kanjorski, Pete Olson, Texas
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September 17, 2008 – 7:49 pm
Hazleton, Pa. mayor Lou Barletta’s “change” message seems to be resonating with voters in Northeastern Pennsylvania, because the Republican challenger has surged 9 points ahead of long-time incumbent Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D). A new poll, taken by Franklin & Marshall College, found Barletta ahead 44 to 35, with 21 percent undecided. Barletta, who became known [...]
September 9, 2008 – 7:16 pm
The small Northeast Pennsylvania city that enacted an ordinance prohibiting businesses or landlords from doing business with illegal immigrants will have another day in court October 31, Mayor Barletta announced Monday. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the city’s argument, which will be argued by America’s most omnipresent immigration lawyer, Kris Kobach. The [...]
September 2, 2008 – 1:08 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXZoPN-2u7k Voice of the People USA co-founder Daniel Smeriglio speaks at an anti-illegal immigration rally in Shenandoah, Pa. Pennsylvania state police had to stand between anti-illegal immigration activists and a group of pro-immigration protesters carrying a Mexican flag at a rally in Shenandoah, Pa. on Saturday. Shenandoah, a town of about 5,000 in Pennsylvania’s anthracite [...]
August 22, 2008 – 6:27 am
Luis Ramirez, a 25-year-old Mexican immigrant, was beaten to death by four high school football players as he walked home in Shenandoah, Pa., last month. The murder shocked this town of about 5,500 in the heart of anthracite coal country, and it made national news, as immigrants’ groups protested and the FBI launched a hate-crime [...]
August 12, 2008 – 12:54 pm
Over the past two years, towns and suburbs around the country (Hazleton, Pa.; Farmers Branch, Texas) have cracked down on illegal immigration with local ordinances. These laws are usually designed to make it hard for illegal immigrants to find jobs or rent homes, and they have had mixed success. Now, it looks like the Washington, [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears
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Also tagged anti-immigration, Columbia, day laborers, Farmers Branch, Hazleton, Herndon, illegal immigrants, immigrants, Immigration, Texas
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August 12, 2008 – 12:48 pm
Yes, if that mayor is Lou Barletta. Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, Pa., has built a reputation as an anti-immigration hardliner, and now he is running against Democrat Paul Kanjorski in Pennsylvania’s 11th District. This should be a good year for Democrats, but Kanjorski may have a fight on his hands. Check out my [...]
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 [...]
Over the past several years, Hazleton, Pa., has attracted thousands of Hispanic immigrants, most of them from the Dominican Republic. This influx lead to conflict over illegal immigration in 2006 and 2007, thrusting Mayor Lou Barletta into the national news. This year, Barletta is running for Congress, his campaign based largely on that issue. “I [...]
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 [...]
