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in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of ordinances not in conflict herewith are hereby continued in full force and effect. SECTION 7. It is the intention of the City C9unc;iJ~.of the City of Palm Bay that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be made;.;~ p~~ of tffei. City of Palm Bay Code of U...,- Ordinances, Title XI, Business Regul~~iers, ' an,p the sections be renumbered to accomplish such intention. SECTION 8. If any porfiC? clause, phrase, sentence or classification of this n.',~. h ',.~_ i.. ordinance is held or d~ Clarea:' tpbe either unconstitutional, invalid, inapplicable, inoperative or void, then su2Pt; q~ cl~ration shall not be construed to affect other portions of the ordinance; it is hereby declared to be the express opinion of the City Council of the City of Palm Bay that any such unconstitutional, invalid, inapplicable, inoperative or void portion or portions of this ordinance did not induce its passage, and that without the inclusion of any such portion or portions of this ordinance, the City Council would have enacted the valid constitutional portions thereof. SECTION 9. The provisions within this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the enactment date.  FOXNews. com - Pennsylvania City Passes Anti- Illegal Immigrants Law Page 1 of2 Fe;l~. ) lJ L} h ~ Y^- IIfI'1" II Pennsylvania City Passes Anti- Illegal Immigrants Law Thursday, July 13, 2006 Associated Press HAZLETON, Pa. - The City Council approved a law Thursday night designed to make this small city in northeastern Pennsylvania among the most hostile places in the U. S. for illegal immigrants to live or work. The 4- to- 1 vote came after nearly two hours of passionate debate. Opponents argued it was divisive and possibly illegal, but supporters said illegal immigrants' growing numbers have damaged the quality of life here. We must draw the line, and we are doing it tonight," Mayor Lou Barletta told a packed council chambers. Barletta proposed the Illegal Immigration Relief Act last month as a response to what he said were Hazleton' s problems with violent crime, crowded schools, hospital costs and the demand for services. The ordinance would deny licenses to businesses that employ illegal immigrants, fine landlords $ 1, 000 for each illegal immigrant discovered renting their properties, and require city documents to be in English only. The illegal citizens, I would recommend they leave," Barletta said after the meeting. Click here for the Immigration Content Center What you see here tonight, really, is a city that wants to take back what America has given it," said the mayor, who said he wore a bulletproof vest to the meeting. He said he had not been threatened but took precautions because the issue was so emotionally charged. Outside City Hall, about 300 people gathered with opponents of the measure, some with signs that read " Bias," separated by a line of police from supporters, some waving American flags. Anna Arias spoke at the council meeting against the law. She asked the council, " Are any of us ready to support U. S. citizens born of someone who is undocumented?" Several people in the audience responded, " Yes!" She warned the council that approving the ordinance would make Hazleton " the first Nazi city in the country." Council Vice President Jack Mundie voted for the ordinance. We' re against illegal immigrants that are coming here and that are draining the resources of our city," he said. The Republican mayor's proposal has thrust the city, with a population of 31, 000, to the fore of the national debate on illegal immigration. 8/ 2/ 2006 www. foxnews. com/ printer _friendly _story/ 0, 3 566, 203439 ,00. html FOXNews. com - Pennsylvania City Passes Anti- Illegal Immigrants Law Page 2 of2 The number of Hispanic residents in Hazleton, a former coal- mining town about 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia, has increased dramatically in the past six years. City officials acknowledge they do not know how many are illegal immigrants, whom Barletta has blamed for higher crime rates, failing schools and a diminished quality of life. Carolina Taveras, a 30- year- old naturalized citizen from the Dominican Republic who moved to Hazleton from New York City a year ago, said before the council' s vote that the mayor's proposal has made her feel unwelcome. A few doors down from where Taveras was getting her hair done at a downtown beauty salon that caters to Hispanic women, restaurant owner George Giannakouros said he is sympathetic to Barletta' s approach. I agree with the mayor. There is a problem," Giannakouros said. " I work at my business at night. I like to feel safe." In a letter sent to Barletta earlier this week, attorneys with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund threatened to sue on the grounds that the law infringes upon the federal government' s power to regulate immigration. The lone " no" vote was cast by councilman Robert Nilles, who expressed concern about the legality of the ordinance. Nilles tried to amend the law by stripping out a portion regulating landlords, but his motion died for lack of a second. The law passed the council 4- 1 on a preliminary vote last month. A similar measure was approved Tuesday by the supervisors in Hazle Township, which surrounds the city of Hazleton. Other municipalities across the country also have considered acting to address illegal immigration. Ordinances similar to the Hazleton measure have been proposed in the Florida communities of Palm Bay and Avon Park and the California towns of Escondido and San Bernardino. Click here for the Immigration Content Center SEARCH Click here for FOX News RSS Feeds Advertise on FOX News Channel, FOXNews. com and FOX News Radio Jobs at FOX News Channel. Internships at FOX News Channel ( now accepting Fall interns). Terms of use. Privacy Statement. For FOXNews. com comments write to foxnewsonline@foxnews. com; For FOX News Channel comments write to comments@foxnews. com @ Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2006 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. All market data delayed 20 minutes. 8/ 2/ 2006 http:// www.foxnews. comlprinter_ friendly _story/ 0, 3566, 203439, 00. html Printer- friendly article page Page 1 of2 y - lA Ij ~ POJ;- This is a printer friendly version of an article from the Courier- Post C() To print this article open the file menu and choose Print. IJr-h C CR- Back KEY POINTS Riverside' s ordinance penalizes people who knowingly provide jobs or housing to illegal immigrants. Violators could be fined at least $ 1, 000. Employers of illegal aliens could lose business licenses and be denied contracts. The measure prohibits day- laborer centers that don' t verify legal work status, and it declares English is Riverside' s official language. Mayor: No sweeps for aliens planned By RICHARD PEARSALL and JIM WALSH Courier- Post Staff RIVERSIDE Police here have no plans to begin pulling people off the street to check documents under a new ordinance designed to crack down on illegal immigrants. Nor will township inspectors go door-to- door to enforce the measure, which targets people who provide jobs or housing to undocumented aliens. And while the ordinance was approved unanimously by the township committee Wednesday night, its future seemed uncertain Thursday. The state' s Division on Civil Rights plans to review the ordinance, said David Wald, a spokesman for the state Attorney General' s Office. Critics of the measure have asked Gov. Jon S. Corzine to challenge the ordinance in federal court, arguing the federal government is responsible for immigration issues. As for enforcement, it' s not yet in place, Riverside Mayor Charles Hilton said. the You' re asking about issues that really haven' t been resolved," he said Thursday. " If the issue requires the police, then police will be involved, but we haven' t really worked everything out yet." At Wednesday' s often- stormy committee meeting, officials said residents could report suspected violators to the township. Meanwhile, feelings about the ordinance, and immigration, run high here. Hilton estimates 1, 500 to 3, 500 illegal aliens live in Riverside. Most are from Brazil. He said the town had 8, 000 residents before the influx of outsiders. Hilton said the new ordinance is needed to remove a costly burden on public services and improve the quality of life for township residents. But some critics contend Riverside could use existing ordinances to address concerns like overcrowded housing and parking problems. If you have 20 people living in a house, call the police," said Ronaldo Empke, a Brazilian who moved here about two years ago. "You don' t have to put people out or discriminate. We just have to work together." 20 60728/NEWSO 1 / 6072803... 8/ 2/ 2006 http:// www.courierpostonline. com/apps/ pbcs. dll/article?AID=/  Printer- friendly article page