The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in re-examining the city of Hazleton’s controversial immigration ordinance in a hearing set for Wednesday, could be the first court in the nation to reconcile the U.S. Supreme Court’s two most recent pronouncements on state and local attempts to regulate the flow of persons into the United States.
The Hazleton, Pa., ordinance, which bars landlords and employers from renting to or hiring illegal immigrants, is set to be eyed by the federal appeals court in light of the justices’ 2011 opinion in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting with its 2012 opinion in Arizona v. United States , both of which involved state legislation regarding illegal aliens.
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