Group funded by white supremacists woos minorities in MLK Jr. anti-immigration ad
Source: Raw Story
Group funded by white supremacists woos minorities in MLK Jr. anti-immigration ad
By Travis Gettys
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 15:36 EST
A California anti-immigrant group with ties to the white nationalist movement has released a new ad invoking Martin Luther King Jr. in an attempt to appeal to minorities.
The 30-second ad, paid for by Californians for Population Stabilization, began airing Tuesday in advance of next week’s holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.
“The TV ads are running on several national cable networks, with much of the media buy focused on daytime programming that skews heavily toward unemployed minority audiences,” the group said in a press release.
The ads show black and white photos of displaced workers as a narrator asks how King would feel about 20 percent of black Americans being unemployed or underemployed.
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