Hispanics rue city’s new rules - Hazleton, Pennsylvania

“Over the summer, when Hazleton officials created the nation’s first ordinance aimed at driving away undocumented residents, thousands of people apparently packed up and left. Much of the crime vanished on Wyoming Street, but so did the customers.

“Some people, even if they’re legal, they don’t want to come,” said Isabel Rubio, 50, who has seen business plunge at the small gift store she has run for eight years. “We are very worried for the future here.”"

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