ACLU video Portrays Pennsylvania Town Ripped Apart by Anti-Immigrant Law

A new ACLU video tells the story of how the town of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, went from welcoming immigrants to being the epicenter of an anti-immigrant sentiment that swept through several cities around the country.

In July 2007, a U.S. District Court struck down Hazleton’s ordinance as unconstitutional. The city appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the case remains pending.

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