“Estrella” Scranton, Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa., March 12 — In a test case about the power of cities to crack down on illegal immigration, a federal trial opened here Monday in which municipal restrictions in Hazleton, Pa., are being challenged as discriminatory and overreaching.
By JULIA PRESTON The New York Times
Published: March 13, 2007

I live about an hour from Scranton, Pa. and grew up in Hazleton, Pa. where a controversy is playing out. The Hazleton, Pa. Illegal Immigration Relief Act. If you haven’t heard about this issue, do a search and find out about what this means to each of us. Yesterday I traveled to Scranton to see firsthand what was transpiring. There was of course the media out in force. National and international media were all there CNN, CBS, PBS, NY Times, Reuters and many more. There were speeches and protest across from the courthouse and then all the major parties lawyers and politicians were all giving interviews in a madhouse atmosphere. The whole circus is expected to continue for about the next two weeks.

“Estrella” This little Hispanic girl and her family were at the anti ordinance rally across from the courthouse. She held up her sign all afternoon.
This picture sums up what I felt about my experience of this day taking pictures.
**MANY MORE PHOTOS COMING

A Special web site has been set up by “The Middle District Court of Pennsylvania” to follow this important trail. Lozano, et al v. City of Hazleton 3:06v1586
Here is the link:
http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/Lozano/lozano.htm