Thread: Barletta, Conn. mayor to speak at immigration forum in W-B

Barletta, Conn. mayor to speak at immigration forum in W-B
Published: October 9, 2009


Mayors Lou Barletta of Hazleton and John DeStefano Jr. of New Haven, Conn., will discuss their cities' different strategies on immigration at a free public forum Oct. 22 in Wilkes-Barre."Forum on Immigration: Differing Approaches by Two Similar Cities" will begin at 7 p.m. in the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center of King's College.

Barletta and DeStefano each will speak for approximately 20 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer session with audience members. DeStefano will appear by live telecast from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven.

Barletta argues that illegal immigrants have increased crime in his working-class city of 30,000. He introduced and city council approved the Illegal Immigration Relief Act, which would penalize landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and businesses that hire them.

The act was declared unconstitutional by U.S. District Court Judge James Munley in July 2007 and is currently under appeal.

DeStefano began his eighth term as New Haven's mayor in 2008. In a city of 125,000, he is credited for embracing illegal immigrants as an important part of the town's economic and social structure.

In 2007, he launched a program to provide illegal immigrants with ID cards that provide access to city services and enable them to open bank accounts.

The Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center is located between North Franklin and North Main streets.

The forum is locally sponsored by the McGowan Hispanic Outreach Program at King's and the college's Political Science Department, and is being held in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month.

Parking will be available at on-campus lots.

For information on the event, contact Brother George Schmitz, McGowan Hispanic Outreach Program, at 208-8021 or e-mail georgeschmitz@kings.edu.

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The forum is locally sponsored by the McGowan Hispanic Outreach Program at King's and the college's Political Science Department, and is being held in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month.

Of course. Sponsored by the Hispanic Outreach Program and held in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Isn't that special. I wonder which side the majority of audience members will be on? And what kind of questions will be asked? Will the organizers require a "diversity" of questions, an "equal outcome" number of questions from both sides?

Wonder how much money is spent by the "McGowan Hispanic Outreach Program"? Isn't McGowan some leftist endowment fund, by some globalist elite family, who are hoping for the NAU?

I have relatives in Plymouth Pa. which is just across the river from W-B. I'm going to call one tomorrow and see if he can get me a ticket to this event.

Trivia: Wilkes-Barre is the only city in the USA with a hyphen in its name. A contestant on Jeopardy from W-B couldn't answer that question.

Ratbstrd wrote:

I have relatives in Plymouth Pa. which is just across the river from W-B. I'm going to call one tomorrow and see if he can get me a ticket to this event.

That would be great, Ratbstrd. I'm really curious about such an event, since these kind of things are almost always sponsored by the pro-amnesty crowd. You could be our reporter on the scene, and report back to us.

It's a very long shot but I'll fire away.