1.  a) What is the population of Hazleton, Pennsylvania? 
b) What does Hazelton Mayor Louis Barlettta say is common to various problems in town, including an increased crime rate?

2.  How has the murder rate in Hazleton changed after an influx of illegal immigrants?

3.  a) What has Hazleton Mayor Barlettta done in an attempt to solve problems caused by illegal immigrants?
b) Does the Mayor intend these policies to target legal immigrants?
c) What result do you think he is attempting to get from these policies?
d) Do you think the mayor and other local officials who enact these types of policies hate legal immigrants?  Explain your answer.

4.  a) What actions did Starletta Hairston, a council member in Beaufort County, SC take after reading about Hazleton?
b) Why did she do so?
c) What do you think Ms. Hairston means when she says "it's up to the local governments to protect the taxpayers?" Protect them from what?  Do you agree?

5.  a) Who sued the city of Hazleton over the new policies implemented by Mayor Barletta?
b) Should illegal immigrants have constitutional rights? Explain your answer.
c) Re-read para. 13.  Do you agree with Mr. Maer's assertion about the mayor of Hazleton?  Explain your answer.

6.  a) The federal government does not do enough to enforce immigration laws.  Should all laws be enforced, or just certain laws (e.g. speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, not paying your taxes, selling drugs)?  Explain your answer.
b) Are citizens allowed to choose which laws they obey?
c) What should you do if you think a law is unjust in a democratic society?