The city of Hazleton, Pa. offered whopping tax advantages to industry in order to attract
business which would create jobs for its citizens. Apparently this worked very well, and
over 5,000 new jobs were created. The problem with it is that virtually none of the new
jobs went to people already living in Hazleton, but to a mixture of legal and illegal immigrants.
The majority of the new workers in the low paid jobs were from Latin American
countries. Along with them came many new small businesses targeting a Latin American clientell.
As the result of two violent crimes in Hazleton which involved illegals, a law has been passed
which revokes the business license of anyone hiring or renting to an illegal immigrant.
The large businesses hav stated that they don not have illegal workers any more,
so the brunt of the legal action is expected to be (a judge has held up inforcement)
against landlords and small businesses. Enough illegals have left Hazleton that
several small businesses have shut down, blighting the historic old city center
which they had been restoring.
2006-11-20
10:44:16
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Gaspode
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