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'Find the Illegal Immigrant' event draws protests

by Victoria Revay | February 22, 2007 at 09:47 am

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A mock hunt called "Find the Illegal Immigrant" sponsored by the NYU College Republicans is gaining national and international media attention. The event was posted on Facebook, and invites the members to join in the "games." The student posing as the illegal immigrant will wear a name tag, the others playing the part of the border patrol will wear a name tag called INS. College Republicans president and CAS junior Sarah Chambers says the contest is intended to bring attention to the issue of illegal immigration.

"The event will open up both vocally and physically the issue of illegal immigration," she said. "That it's not right to come here illegally while others are waiting to come here legally and receive free health care and jobs that undercut wages of American workers and people that are living here legally."

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Kaitlin

at 09:58 on February 22nd, 2007

Many thanks, Victoria Revay. We got your breaking news submission. It should be up shortly on our home page. I'd appreciate it if you could follow this story for future developments, and, if it turns out your story is in any way inaccurate, could you please make the necessary corrections. At any rate, thanks so much for keeping your eye on the news!

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at 10:01 on February 22nd, 2007

Thanks VR - let me know by Skype when the first eye-witness fotos come in from our NP mojo's.

gfhdickinson

at 10:06 on February 22nd, 2007

For what it's worth, I have some comments and such posted at my own blog: http://www.gdickinson.co.uk

clorenz1

at 10:09 on February 22nd, 2007

Nice photographs! I am interested to see how this unfolds...

Jordan Yerman

at 10:25 on February 22nd, 2007

To correct the Young Republican in the article, the US does not have free health care. When I lived in NYC my healthcare consisted of vitamins and looking both ways before crossing the street.

salik

at 10:34 on February 22nd, 2007

American Dream

Perhaps, this 'game' will surely bring attention to the issue of illegal immigration.

Here's a link to the illegal immigration to the USA in wiki.

Similarly, this might be also relevant on the immigration to the USA

fourteenapart

at 19:23 on February 22nd, 2007

bloggi

at 20:27 on February 22nd, 2007

Wow. Next, what? Yellow sombrero badges for Hispanos and pagoda-batches on the lapel for Asian Americans? Or a lapel-crescent for muslims? Worrying to see the US flush itself. The heydays of McCarthyism pale by comparison.