Politics and Culture

You may read the whole post here or after the More below. It's by Dymphna of Gates of Vienna fame, a very sweet lady who encouraged my blogging shortly after my first post. Essentially, the citizens of Hazelton PA. want to pass laws discouraging people in the United States illegally from choosing Hazelton as their residence, but the Social Justice League of America, the ACLU, have different plans for Hazelton: the citizens of Hazelton, according to them, must accept without complaint people they think are harming their community-people without the legal right to be here in the first place, mind you; to just shut up and take it like men, as it were. Who are the citizens of the community to complain about people breaking the law? asks the ACLU.

Now, some of the article does seem harsh to our PC-tuned ears and perhaps a little illogical: is a city filled with Mexicans deserted? why would businesses leave if there's a large group of Mexicans to whom they could sell things? why would Mexicans choose to live in a place without stores? However, that doesn't change the fact that citizens have the right to decide for themselves in which direction to take their community, (as long as it's in accordance with the law). If opponents don't like Hazelton's decision, they should provide counter-arguments explaining to Hazelton's residents why they would be better-off with more illegal aliens. I'm sure Hazelton would see the error of their ways. I'm also sure that the ASLU's attempts to frustrate democracy will breed even more resentment and the kind of attitudes the ACLU decries.

My dad waited five years to come to the United States from Cuba. He looks mad here, but he's not so bad in person. The day he marks up a public bathroom is the same day Rosie O'Donnel models lingerie for Donald Trump.

You want frustrating? Marry a Mexican and go through the immigration process.

Follow up:

It’s David and Goliath Time in Hazelton

by Dymphna

The town of Hazleton, Pennsylvania has decided enough is enough where illegal aliens are concerned. Hazleton’s social infrastructure is being systematically dismantled by the crime, health needs, housing demands, and language barriers of Hispanic illegal aliens who have descended on Hazleton in numbers large enough to put a strain on the commonweal of that community. Here's how the mayor puts it:

I believe the United States of America is the greatest nation on Earth. People who are in this country have an incredible amount of opportunities and blessings. But some people have taken advantage of America’s openness and tolerance. Some come to this country and refuse to learn English, creating a language barrier for city employees. Others enter the country illegally and use government services by not paying taxes or by committing crime on our streets, further draining resources here in Hazleton.

Recent crimes - such as a high-profile murder, the discharge of a gun at a crowded city playground, and drug busts - have involved illegal immigrants. Some of those allegedly involved in those crimes were detained by other law enforcement officials over the years, but were somehow allowed to remain in this country. They eventually migrated into Hazleton, where they helped create a sense of fear in the good, hardworking residents who are here legally.

Illegal aliens in our City create an economic burden that threatens our quality of life.

With a growing problem and a limited budget, I could not sit back any longer and allow this to happen.

Thus, the mayor decided to act. In July, he drafted the Illegal Immigration Relief Act, and in September, the City Council passed the measures. Essentially, his draft upholds current American law: it says that landlords may not rent to illegal aliens and businesses may not hire them. All constitutional and within the law.

But of course, there is the ACLU to contend with, not to mention the sympathetic judges who go along with its openly anti-American sentiments. We think we know what the ACLU has been, and what it is now, but we don’t really look beyond the surface of the clever name. Here’s an excerpt from a comprehensive look at the long-established philosophy of the Anti-American, Uncivil, Socialist Union:
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Today’s ACLU still espouses the ideals of socialism under the guise of liberalism. They still defend Communist propaganda [the founder was a Communist and they have a long history with that murderously mistaken idea — d.] One of the goals of the Communist agenda is to abolish all loyalty oaths. It is interesting that the ACLU celebrate the fact that they will not sign oaths promising not to support terrorism.

Whether today’s ACLU is a communist/socialist organization or not their goals most definitely align with the ideologies of socialism. Regardless of what one labels today’s ACLU there are many dangerous positions in practice that have never changed with them. Their unflinching support of abortion, euthanasia, their strange position on the Second Amendment and their open border policy are just a few examples. They consistently work to thwart the government’s efforts to protect its citizens, undermine America’s sovereignty, and defend America’s enemies. They have defended traitors funding Hamas, the PLO, and confessed Al-Qaeda operatives. All of these seem to support their founder’s goal of abolishing of the State itself.

The Pennsylvania branch of the ACLU is particularly annoyed that Senator Santorum allowed two of his staff to help Hazleton establish a web presence. Since the Senator’s main concern had been illegal immigration, their “concern” seems misplaced. Are we to infer some wrong-doing here? —

If you check out the Small Town Defenders website, you’ll be greeted by a smiling Mayor Barletta promoting his small town Illegal Immigration Relief Act. As you know, Sen. Santorum is also a supporter of anti-immigrant efforts, but who would suspect that two of his own staffers contributed to getting Mayor Barletta’s smiling display of bigotry up on our World Wide Web?

To those who support the ACLU, watching a town disintegrate is immaterial. First and foremost, all illegal aliens are welcome anywhere, any time. And if you dare go against that rule, the iron curtain of ACLU hired guns will line you up in their sights. Here’s what Hazleton is facing:

The defense fund was joined in the suit by several branches of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Community Justice Project, as well as the law firms of Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, George Barron and Barry Dyller, both of Wilkes-Barre, David Vaida, Allentown, and Peter Winebrake, Philadelphia.

But Hazleton is proving to be a tougher nut to crack than other municipalities who have been forced to knuckle under or face bankruptcy in the form of endless litigation. The mayor says is saying it is prepared to go to the Supreme Court if necessary.

As you well know, the ACLU — like CAIR — bullies its adversaries into submission by, among other things, bankrupting them. And as you can see from the list of attorneys above, they certainly have their fellow-travelers, just as CAIR does.

Hazleton is asking American citizens to donate to the cause. It will be a long, drawn-out battle, but the city’s life is at stake. There is a donation page, and there is also a petition page. For those who are not comfortable with donating online, there is also a snail mail address:

City of Hazleton Legal Defense Fund
c/o Mayor Lou Barletta, City Hall
40 N. Church St.
Hazleton, PA 18201

This is just the beginning of deliberate chaos on the east coast. The southwest is already being ruined. Last month an immigrant from Europe, Paula, wrote to Gates of Vienna about her experience of deserted towns in California, towns that had been given over and abandoned to illegal aliens:

The media also point to how bad Europe has it with the immigrants. They obviously don’t go to California. If they did, they’d see the same thing.

We go to California/Mexifornia several times a year. The bathrooms everywhere have become trashy and unclean. Towns are deserted. Take Watsonville: it is a ghost town now. Before mass immigration it was a normal agricultural town with the usual businesses. They are all gone now and only empty buildings are left. The streets are filled with trash. The only people you ever see are Mexican. This is the real picture you see if you pay attention.

You can fight or you can run. Hazleton is choosing to stand and turn to face those who would destroy it. But this city needs help fighting off the destroyers — both those who are here in violation of our laws and those destructive forces like the ACLU who are boring from within.

It’s time to take a stand.