Hazleton (PA) Mayor Says Immigration Bill Puts “Amnesty First, Security Maybe”

Human Events ^ | May 31 2007 | John Gizzi

[ChessExpert]

The mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania whose hard-nosed response to illegal immigration has drawn national headlines, last week called for the defeat of the Administration-backed immigration bill now before the Senate.

Louis J. Barletta, City of Hazleton, Mayor “Simply put, this bill is a case of amnesty first, border security second,” said Lou Barletta, the two-term Republican mayor who addressed his town’s mounting illegal immigration problem with tough sanctions against employers and landlords who knowingly hire and rent to those in the U.S. illegally. In an exclusive interview with HUMAN EVENTS, the 51-year-old Barletta said that “the probationary visas provided in the immigration bill are nearly as good as an amnesty because they provide immediately lawful status to all of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants here now.”

Barletta’s salvo against the Administration proposal came two weeks after he was overwhelmingly renominated in the Republican primary and actually won the Democratic nomination over a past mayor through write-in votes. The former Democratic mayor who lost to write-ins for Barletta had charged that the incumbent was “spending too much time” on the issue of illegal immigration.

[ChessExpert]

"Barletta’s salvo against the Administration proposal came two weeks after he was overwhelmingly renominated in the Republican primary and actually won the Democratic nomination over a past mayor through write-in votes."

First time I ever heard of that happening.

[NEPA]

First time I ever heard of that happening.

It's especially amazing considering Hazleton is in a heavily democratic district. It's represented by Paul Kanjorski who should be under indictment for sending tax payer money to relatives' failed business enterprises.

[headstamp]

The people are completely fed up with this situation and it reflected in their votes for the mayor on both party lines.

[mohresearcher]

Do something to stop the “I bomb” from destroying the Republican party, and possible prevent the breakup of our glorious union.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I don’t suppose we can draft him for President, can we? We could really use a no-nonsense guy in the White House for the next round. For a small-town mayor, he’s sure managed to get a strong spot on the national stage. He’s not the only mayor who has spear-headed a local law like this, but he’s the only one who’s established any name recognition. And winning both major parties’ nominations — one without even trying — is a pretty nifty feather in his cap.

[nyyankeefan]

how come Mayor Barletta gets this so well and el presidente jorge bush doesn’t have a clue????

[Seamus Mc Gillicuddy]

First time I ever heard of that happening.

It's especially amazing considering Hazleton is in a heavily democratic district. It's represented by Paul Kanjorski who should be under indictment for sending tax payer money to relatives' failed business enterprises. That's just par for the course in Scranton. You should go to the website: www.dohertydeceit.com and see what many of the residents have to say about his "pay to play" antics. Doherty should and his minions should have gone to the hoosegow years ago. And, boy does he love illegal immigrants!

[lone star annie]

Let’s draft him for President or maybe France can lend us Sarkozy?

[freekitty]

Keep fightin Mr. Mayor. We are behind you. Hopefully more American communities will follow in your footsteps instead of just watching.

[libbylu]

This mayor is now my favorite democrat and republican. What a guy. Has W called him a bigot yet?

[stephenjohnbanker]

“What a guy. Has W called him a bigot yet?”

Tomorrow.

[devolve]

From the Desk of ...			Representative Steve King 5th Congressional District of Iowa
Biting the Hand That Feeds You
	May 5, 2006
On May 1st, the activists who brought you thousands of Mexican flags flying in marches down the streets of our cities are now bringing you "Nothing Gringo Day". With help from the Mexican government, Mexican unions, Mexican political groups, and through the Spanish language radio and newspapers, the call has gone out to make America experience a total boycott, both here and in Mexico. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Just the word "boycott" sparks the image of noble dissent in the face of economic or social oppression. I think of American colonials bucking British economic interests in retaliation to the Stamp Act. Or perhaps the ostracizing of Irish landlord Charles Boycott, the namesake of the verb for all tyrannized people. If not tyrannized, at least disgruntled. If not disgruntled, maybe just bored. Yet, isn't the key to a successful boycott an economic or social upper-hand? The cost must be felt if the offending party be forced to reform. For example, how does boycotting a movie you had no intention of going to affect the box office? More people probably see a boycotted movie due to the attention than if it had simply been ignored. President Carter thought he was on to something when he kept American athletes out of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. That showed 'em. That particular boycott neither got the USSR out of Afghanistan nor brought down the Berlin Wall. It just caused our own athletes to suffer. The May 1st anti-Gringo-fest is also being billed as "A Day Without Immigrants" which is a misnomer on a couple of counts. First, the threatened boycott fails to conjure the image of a Norwegian refusing to buy his May 1 lutefisk at the corner Fareway. Second, the pro-amnesty groups are insistent on confusing legal and illegal immigration. Let's not start mixing our apples and oranges. The issue before Congress is illegal immigration. Perhaps the May 1st boycott should give America a glimpse into "A Day Without ILLEGAL Immigration." What would that May 1st look like without illegal immigration? There would be no one to smuggle across our southern border the heroin, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamines that plague the United States, reducing the U.S. supply of meth that day by 80%. The lives of 12 U.S. citizens would be saved who otherwise die a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens each day. Another 13 Americans would survive who are otherwise killed each day by uninsured drunk driving illegals. Our hospital emergency rooms would not be flooded with everything from gunshot wounds, to anchor babies, to imported diseases to hangnails, giving American citizens the day off from standing in line behind illegals. Eight American children would not suffer the horror as a victim of a sex crime. On the negative side, the price of a pound of tomatoes might go up from $0.79 to $0.80. That is unless you have a garden. But I'm guessing that the Mexican drug lords are not taking May 1st off. Neither will the 11,000 illegal invaders that pour over our border every other day of the year. It is a safe bet that the U.S. Border Patrol will have a very busy "Nothing Gringo Day." Since September 11th, it remains true that OBL is the greatest threat to America. I will leave it to the reader to decide if the greatest threat is Osama bin Laden or the Open Borders Lobby. The emerging cheap labor "ruling class" in America is the strongest supporter of amnesty for illegals. Their anti-American "new servant class" has chosen to boycott them; the very definition of irony. On May 1st, Primero de Mayo, Americans will observe, as illegal immigrants celebrate, "Bite the Hand That Feeds You Day."
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[potlatch]

The lives of 12 U.S. citizens would be saved who otherwise die a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens each day. Another 13 Americans would survive who are otherwise killed each day by uninsured drunk driving illegals.

Good post and SOURCE info devolve!

[devolve]

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Thanks potlatch!

FBI & GOA cited by Cong. Steve King

“Be careful what you ask for sleepers/disruptors/shills!”

[GovernmentShrinker]

Better stick with Barletta. I don’t think the country is ready for a French President :-)