Ripped From Shelves: "Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume

Posted 10/23/2009 7:00:00 AM
A Halloween costume that has immigrant advocates outraged has been removed from store shelves.Target and Walgreens are among the stores to remove the costume. Even the popular web site Amazon.com has pulled the "illegal alien" from their site, prompting some people to questions whether this an attack on freedom of speech. But is the costume a harmless Halloween joke or are there more serious issues of racism?

Immigrant advocacy groups including the LULAC say the costume is offensive while many comments left on retailer web sites say the costume is good fun.

Guests:
Communications Director for the League of United Latin American Citizens, Lizette Olmos and President/Spokesman of the Americans for Legal Immigration PAC,William Gheen.

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