Conservative Group to Hold Mock Immigration Sting at UT

By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune

The same conservative student group that held an affirmative action bake sale at the University of Texas at Austin this fall is hosting another controversial event — this time, a mock immigration sting.

On Wednesday, the campus chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas will offer students $25 gift cards if they can “catch” an undocumented immigrant — a group of volunteers wearing “illegal immigrant” labels. The event is intended to “spark a campus-wide discussion about the issue of illegal immigration and how if affects our everyday lives,” according to a brief statement released by Lorenzo Garcia, the YCT chapter chairman.

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