 Another act passed concurrently made English the official language of Hazleton.Mayor Lou Barletta of Hazleton estimated that as "many as half" of the estimated 10,000 Hispanics who were living in Hazleton left the city when the ordinance was passed.The issue was covered by the television program "60 Minutes" in 2006 and the "Fox News" show "The O'Reilly Factor" in March 2007.