Congressman: Put heat on employer of illegal aliens

July 24, 2011

By Joseph Deinlein The Daily Item



LEWISBURG — A U.S. congressman said he is going to ask whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pursue those responsible for bringing 12 foreign nationals — most of whom are suspected illegal aliens — to a job site in Kelly Township.

Tom Marino, R-10, of Cogan Station, said he wants to know whether ICE will go after the contractor, North American Roofing Services of Asheville, N.C.

And if he doesn’t get satisfactory answers, he might request a hearing before the U.S. House committees on Homeland Security, Judiciary or Foreign Affairs, on which he sits.

Regardless, Marino, a former federal prosecutor for the U.S. Middle District Court of Pennsylvania, said the Obama administration has put immigration enforcement on the back burner.

“The front-line agents are the best I’ve ever worked with,â€