ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Hispanic activist...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Hispanic activists and the ACLU su Hazleton upon Tuesday over one of the toughest crackdowns in succession illegal immigrants by a U city.

Hazleton, a city of about 31000 commonalty 80 miles from Philadelphia, vot last month to fine landlords $1000 for renting to illegal immigrants, abjure business permits to companies that give them piece of works and make English the city's official language.

The lawsuit struggles that the Constitution gives the federal guidance exclusive power to regulate immigration and that the city's ordinance is discriminatory and unworkable.

"It makes each person who looks or hales foreign a suspect, including those who are here legally," Witold Walczak, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, said in a statement. "You might as well just paint a target onward every foreigner's forehead or a sign saying, 'Please treat me differently.' "

Mayor Lou Barletta, who propos the ordinance after sum of two units illegal immigrants were charged with shooting and killing a man, said Hazleton would stand its estate

"They are attempting to scare the city into backing opposite It's not going to work. We're not going to be bullied," he said. "We're confident the ordinance will stand up to judicial scrutiny and we'll fight it as far as we have to."

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