A PA Town Cracks Down on Illegals

There is a swelling tide against illegal immigration and the problems that result, and one Pennsylvania town is taking what some (but not me) would consider drastic action:

With tensions rising and its police department and municipal budget stretched thin, this small northeastern Pennsylvania city is about to begin what the mayor calls one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigrants in the United States.

"Illegal immigrants are destroying the city," said Mayor Lou Barletta, a Republican. "I don't want them here, period."

Last week Barletta introduced, and the City Council tentatively approved, a measure that would revoke the business licenses of companies that employ illegal immigrants; impose $1,000 fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants; and make English the city's official language.

This movement will spread, at least in those areas where the libs don't have complete control. We saw yesterday what Georgia is doing, and I would expect more municipalities will get into the fight as they seek to stop the damage to their communities and their budgets.