Jose Lechuga is interviewed in his store in Hazleton, Pa., June 15, 2006, in the heart of the Hispanic business district. Lechuga and his wife Rosa are plaintiffs in a federal trial opening in nearby Scranton that will determine whether Hazleton has the right to make life difficult for illegal immigrants by penalizing landlords who rent to them and businesses that give them jobs.

First published in the March 12, 2007, 12:13 p.m. edition

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