Protest cancelled after hunting immigrant permits removed.
By H. Nelson Goodson
May 19, 2011
Sturtevant - On Thursday, Voces de la Frontera from Milwaukee phrased Robert F. Basil, the owner and president of Albas Inc., who operates the Citgo Auto Truck Stop, 611 S. Sylvania Ave. adjacent to the Iron Skillet on I-94 and Highway 20 for removing bumper sticker permits to hunt illegal immigrants from the shelve. The stickers were sold for $4 to $5.00 a piece. To some the stickers are a form of speech, novelty, comical and to others it promotes hate and violence towards immigrants.
Voces de la Frontera an immigrant and workers right non-profit organization in a press release cancelled a protest scheduled for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Citgo and instead the gathering will take place to present Basil with a Civic Business Award for removing the KKK type sticker deemed racist, which could also be construed as promoting hate and violence, according to Voces.
Hispanic News Network U.S.A. reported on Wednesday that Basil had removed the sticker from the business, according to an employee.
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By H. Nelson Goodson
May 19, 2011
Sturtevant - On Thursday, Voces de la Frontera from Milwaukee phrased Robert F. Basil, the owner and president of Albas Inc., who operates the Citgo Auto Truck Stop, 611 S. Sylvania Ave. adjacent to the Iron Skillet on I-94 and Highway 20 for removing bumper sticker permits to hunt illegal immigrants from the shelve. The stickers were sold for $4 to $5.00 a piece. To some the stickers are a form of speech, novelty, comical and to others it promotes hate and violence towards immigrants.
Voces de la Frontera an immigrant and workers right non-profit organization in a press release cancelled a protest scheduled for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Citgo and instead the gathering will take place to present Basil with a Civic Business Award for removing the KKK type sticker deemed racist, which could also be construed as promoting hate and violence, according to Voces.
Hispanic News Network U.S.A. reported on Wednesday that Basil had removed the sticker from the business, according to an employee.
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