Sen. Barack Obama called the voiding of a Pennsylvania town's illegal immigrant crackdown law a "victory for all Americans."Hazleton, PA passed the Illegal Immigration Relief Act in July of 2006 in an effort to confront escalating violent crime primarily at the hands of illegal aliens.  Mayor Lou Barletta described the bill as the response of a terrorized town to drug-related homicides, domestic quarrels often ending in stabbings, and relentless gang violence.The ordinance -- which has served as a model by other desperate cities across the country -- imposes fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and denies business permits to companies that employ them But on Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Munley ruled that the act was pre-empted by federal law and could potentially violate due process rights. In his patently Hispandering statement praising the decision, Obama declared:"The anti-immigrant law passed by Mayor Barletta was unconstitutional and...(Read Full Post)