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Group: Don’t Scapegoat Mexicans in Swine Flu Coverage

HeadlineMay 01, 2009

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, meanwhile, is urging media outlets not to scapegoat Mexican immigrants in coverage of the swine flu crisis. In a statement, the group said, “The temptation…will be to link Mexican immigrants with the spread of the disease to the United States. The consequence…will be even more anger — and perhaps even more violence — against a community no more responsible for the spread of this ailment than U.S. tourists returning from vacations.”

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