Hazleton Heads To Court Against ACLU, US Chamber, Illegal Aliens, US Bishops [Day 1 Recap]
By Digger

The trial against Hazleton, Pennsylvania's Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA) brought by supporters of illegal aliens, the ACLU, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and supported by the US Chamber of Commerce and US Council of Catholic Bishops started yesterday with both sides arguing their points. The case is expected to last two weeks and there are cities across the country that are sitting on the edge of their seats awaiting the outcome so that they can implement their own IIRA laws.

The ACLU Lawyers opened the trial by painting illegal aliens as the saviors of Hazleton pushing the city population up from 23,000 in 2002 to currently 30,000 “They had established roots in the community, paid property tax, worked hard and lived clean,â€