Anti-Illegal Immigration Pol to Create New Caucus

Fox News: Rep. Lou Barletta, a Republican congressman, who gained national attention in 2006 as the mayor of Hazleton, Pa. when he signed a law that cracked down on illegal immigration, announced the creation of a new congressional caucus that will offer ways to stop illegal immigration. "I'm putting together a group of freshman members to address the problem of illegal immigration in this country," Barletta said in a prepared statement on Wednesday. "I'm optimistic that other new members of Congress who are concerned about our flawed immigration system will join this caucus so we can devise some real solutions." Barletta also announced that he is drafting legislation to punish so-called "sanctuary cities" that refuse to fully enforce immigration measures. "Elected officials of local municipalities cannot pick and choose the federal laws they enforce," Barletta's statement said.