Today a judge struck down a law voted on by “The People” of Hazelton PA that said no to illegal immigration
Hazleton immigrant law voided by judge
HAZLETON, Pa. - A federal judge on Thursday struck down Hazleton’s tough anti-illegal immigration law, ruling unconstitutional a measure that has been copied around the country.
The city’s Illegal Immigration Relief Act sought to impose fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and deny business permits to companies that give them jobs. Another measure would have required tenants to register with City Hall and pay for a rental permit.
Based on testimony from a nine-day trial held in March, U.S. District Judge James Munley ruled that the act was pre-empted by federal law and would violate due process rights.
“The genius of our Constitution is that it provides rights even to those who evoke the least sympathy from the general public,” Munley wrote in a 206-page opinion.
That is just wrong. It does not provide rights to those who have chosen to enter our country illegally and suck at the teet of our social system.
So I am standing by the voters of Hazelton and hope this gets thrown back in the face of this good for nothing judge.
Michelle Malkin has even more to include that this judge was a Bubba Clinton appointee. No big surprise there.
UPDATE: Fred Thompson weighs in on this.