Posts Tagged ‘pennsylvania’
Luis Ramirez Federal Hate Crime Trial Underway
8:13 am By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|Justice|pennsylvania · 3 Comments
9 Oct 2010The Federal Hate Crime trial against Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, accused of beating Luis Ramirez to death because he was Mexican/Latino is underway.
This trial comes after indictments in December of last year that charge the two men and three police officers in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania of violating Luis Ramirez’s civil rights and conspiring to cover up that violation. In the original criminal trial held last summer, Piekarsky was found not guilty of third degree murder, while Donchak was acquitted of aggravated assault.
In other words, they got away with murder and will continue to get away with murder.
Anti-Immigrant Law Does Not Stand in Hazleton
5:10 pm By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|pennsylvania · Comments Off
9 Sep 2010
Upholding a federal court decision from 2007, today the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Hazleton, Pennsylvania may not enforce a law which denies business permits to companies that employ illegal immigrants, fines landlords who rent to them and requires legal tenants to register and pay for a rental permit.
The mayor is promising to appeal.
Via / Immigration Impact y WHPTV
Palin Biden Debate Fever Causes Blindness to Continued ICE Terrorism
2:19 pm By Maegan La Mala · Money|pennsylvania|Politics|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
2 Oct 2008
While everyone (myself included) VP debate drinking games, the U.S. federal government and ICE hope that their continued acts of terrorism against immigrant communities fly beneath the radar.
In a week’s time, ICE arrested 78 people in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The media is playing up the fact that some of those arrested had criminal records and in an effort to stir up fear, called an emergency meeting in the communities where the arrests happening.
The emergency of immigrant familias?
Attention Pennsylvania Voters : Register To Vote in Primaries Today! It’s Your Last Chance
9:15 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Uncategorized · Comments Off
24 Mar 2008
Santa Claus is an undocumented immigrant worker
6:48 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Immigration|Internet · Comments Off
20 Dec 2006
When the fat man comes inching down your chimney this year, turn up the fire and run him off, as he is an “illegal immigrant worker” according to one website:
Santa isn’t welcome in Hazleton because he’s an illegal immigrant just like all the others the Pennsylvania town is trying to get rid of — or so someone would have you believe.A new Web site, http://www.nosantaforhazleton.com, says the town intends to keep Santa out this Christmas because he represents the illegal immigration the town council believes increases crime and burdens local services.
But the site is a hoax, created by someone in a bid to satirize a local law passed in July that has attracted national attention by imposing penalties on businesses and landlords to deter them from hiring or renting rooms to illegal immigrants.
While it’s unknown who is behind the online campaign to boycott Santa due to his immigration status, it’s pretty clear that it’s the work of a few snarky activists who find Hazleton, Pennsylvania‘s anti-immigrant policies absurd. Check out the “PSA”:
Via / Reuters
English: Official language of Pennsylvania
3:10 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|language · 3 Comments
29 Jun 2006
Remember the Geno’s Cheesesteak debaucle in Philly? Well, I’m sure Mr. Geno is smiling today as a new bill to make English the official language of Pennsylvania was passed yesterday in the state’s House.
The measure would make English Pennsylvania’s “official language” and require state and local governments to print official documents in English only. It passed 159-34.Supporters say the bill would save taxpayers money and, in the long run, help all nonEnglish-speaking residents by essentially forcing them to learn the language.
“It will help non English-speaking people become more assimilated into society and help them become more prosperous,” said Rep. Scott Boyd, a West Lampeter Township Republican.
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