Bad Trick No Treat

United Farm Workers e-activism campaign

An offensive "illegal alien" costume is being sold at Toys R Us, Amazon.com as well as other stores. According to these websites, for just $39.99, you can now dressup as an "illegal alien" for Halloween. These stores are selling the costume made up of an orange jumpsuit with the words "illegal alien" written across the chest. The costume even comes with a mask of a space invader with big eyes, and a green card. The extra terrestrial creature perpetuates racism and discrimination in an already hostile environment and during a period of time when the debate on immigration reform is increasingly hateful and divisive.

Please send an e-mail today to Toys-R-Us, and Amazon.com and let these corporations know that this is not funny. They used poor judgement in selling this offensive product and they should pull it immediately.

Go to: http://www.ufwaction.org/campaign/halloween2009?rk=T7rYwR5qxgpfW

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not sure how many martians we have on earth to be offended...

Jeffrey the Giraffe should be drug out into the street and shot.

We're being asked for a small assist. This is from United Farm Workers. They don't find it funny, seeing as how so many of their members are routinely targeted for abuse using 'illegal alien' status as the excuse. Last I checked, we were supposed to be the party that gives a damn about people.

I bought one just to support the right to free speech and expression of political ideologies!

The United Farm Workers almost put my family's farm out of business after 102 years of operation.

My family survived on less than 10% profit from that farm, and still survive today at the same rate.

The United Farm Workers can rot in hell, and get over their being offended, the farmers of this country make VERY LITLE money from farming, and work like animals to earn it!

I'm putting a sombrero on mine.