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Group Plans to 'Close' Ariz.-Mexico Border
# Riverside activists say their May 1 rally at the Douglas-Agua Prieta crossing will protest the Minutemen attempt to stop illegal immigration.

By Ashley Powers and Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writers

Riverside activists on Wednesday announced plans to discourage border crossings on May 1 between Douglas, Ariz., and Agua Prieta, Mexico, to protest the Minuteman Project and illustrate how the economies of U.S. border towns depend on the Mexican people.

Officials in both cities criticized the plan. The Douglas mayor said his city had been "prostituted," first by the Minutemen â€â€