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Las Vegas illegal immigration conference to be protested
By
Chris Kelly
· May 26, 2005 09:28 PM
From the AP report "Anti-immigration conference in Las Vegas spurs plan for protest": A conference on the dangers of illegal immigration has drawn calls for protests from a coalition that claims the weekend meeting is designed to stir racial bias. This AP report appears to be based on the Las Vegas Sun report "Illegal immigration forum protested". Unlike the AP report, the LV Sun article quoted Torres as calling the event organizers "Nazi white supremacist(s)." However, the LV Sun story left out Torres' affiliation. Thankfully, a quick search turned up the May 6 report from the same reporter in the same paper entitled "More Mexicans in Las Vegas lead dual lives": Alan Torres, a local mortgage broker who is secretary of the Civil Association of the State of Durango, a civic group that helps Durango natives in Nevada... Perhaps the AP, the Las Vegas Sun, and the Review-Journal should look into this protest in a bit more depth. What are Torres' affiliations and who exactly is he protesting on behalf of? In brief, which country does he represent? Please ask the AP to look into this matter: feedback *at* ap.org |