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Caraballo urge a compañías que se anuncian en 101.5 a retira patrocinio hasta que locutores no se disculpen con latinos

NEWARK, abril 18, 2007El Asambleísta Caraballo urge a las compañías que se publicitan en la estación radial 101.5 FM y todas las afiliadas a Millenium Radio que retiren su patrocinio hasta tanto los locutores Carton y Rossi no se disculpen públicamente con toda la comunidad latina de Nueva Jersey y del país y terminen su ofensiva campaña “Operation Rat a Rat/ “La Cuca Gotcha”.

Caraballo (D-Essex) manifestó además su decisión de iniciar un boicot a nivel nacional contra una de las 50 compañías que actualmente se anuncian en la mencionada emisora de radio, hasta tanto los locutores no cejen en su posición de no disculparse y no terminar con la ofensiva campaña que se inició el 6 de febrero pasado.

El asambleísta trajo a la luz pública la existencia de la campaña cuando a mediados de marzo llegó a sus manos un panfleto que se estaba distribuyendo en los vecindarios con fuerte presencia de latinos, en el que se instaba a la comunidad a denunciar a las autoridades federales a quien se sospechara de ser indocumentado.

Como consecuencia de la campaña y siempre según los locutores, las autoridades habrían recibido unas 300 llamadas de “ciudadanos respetuosos de la ley” denunciando la presencia de indocumentados. Aunque hasta el momento no se conoce oficialmente si por alguna de esas llamadas se haya llegado al arresto de personas sin documentos legales.

“Ha llegado el momento de que los hispanos hagamos sentir la fuerza de nuestro poder económico,” dijo Caraballo, agregando que, “debemos utilizar el ejemplo de la comunidad afro americana cuando se unió a protestar contra el locutor Don Imus por sus insultos a las jugadoras del equipo de balóncesto de la universidad Rutgers.”

“Nosotros fuimos insultados y ofendidos,” continuó el legislador, “aunque mucha gente no lo haya interpretado de esa manera. Estos dos individuos han tratado de ocultar sus bajas intenciones de ofender e insultar a toda la comunidad de habla hispana, utilizando la inmigración ilegal como escudo. Cuando en realidad promocionan su campaña utilizando música mexicana, llamándonos cucarachas y finalizándola el Cinco de Mayo.”

Caraballo se ha reunido con líderes de varias organizaciones y recibido el apoyo de la Asociación de Directores Hispanos del Estado, ASPIRA, la Federación de Cámaras de Comercio Hispanas del Estado de Nueva Jersey y sus iguales de Pensilvania y Nueva York, entre otras.

ANUNCIANTES

1. Cyrstal Auto Mall

2. Atlantic City Convention Center Convention Center/Boat Show

3. Phili

4. Hyundai

5. Chyrstal Jeep Rt 18

6. Sleeps

7. Good Accountant.com

8. NJ Department of Inviornmental Protection

9. Investors Savings Bank

10. Seasonal World

11.Global Auto Mall

12. Allegro Enterprise

13. Dr. Friedman

14. Meridian Health

15. Flemming Mazda

16. NJ Educators

17. Rockaway Bedding

18. Acme

19. Rag Shop

20. World Head Quarter

21. NewYork Shopping Association

22. Levinson Axelrod

23.Teachers Insurance

24. Pine Belt

25. Fox TV Station

26. Seasame Street (Contest)

27. Dunkin Donuts

28. Rider University

29. Tri County (Red Cross)

30. CF Walk - Princeton

31. JFK Career Day (Edison)

32. The ARC Walk (Roosevelt Park)

33. Lackland Self Storage

34. James Toyota

35. Roma Bank

36. Thomas Edison State College

37. PNC Bank

38. NJ Cure Auto Insurance

39. Kean University

40. Nissians Parts and Services

41. Trenton Thunder

42. Volvo

43 Raymour & Flanigan

44. Verizon

45. Colonial Hyundai

46. AlStar (Rt 9 Sayreville)

47. Lester Glenn Hyundai

48. NJ National Guard

49. Auto Lenders

50. CVS Pharmacy

Caraballo urges nj 101.5 advertisers to halt sponsorship until "jersey guys" apologize to latino community

NEWARK, abril 18, 2007.- Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo today urged companies that advertise on 101.5 FM radio and Millennium Radio's affiliate stations to pull their sponsorship of "The Jersey Guys" program until hosts Craig and Ray publicly apologize to the Latino community and end their derogatory campaign "Operation Rat-a-Rat/"la Cucha Gotcha".

Caraballo said that his decision to initiate a national boycott against the 50 companies that advertise on Millennium Radio came when Carton and Rossi refused to apologize to the Latino community as well as end their insulting radio campaign that began on February 6th.

"The moment has arrived for Hispanics to join together to demonstrate their economic power by not supporting the companies that sponsor the Jersey Guy program," Caraballo said. "We must follow the example set by the African American community that united to denounce the offensive comments made about the Rutgers Women Basketball team that led to the cancellation of Don Imus' radio program.

Caraballo said that the existence of the "La Cucha Gotcha" campaign came to his attention in mid-March when he received a flyer about the stunt. The Assemblyman said that flyers - which were distributed in neighborhoods with a strong Latino presence - urged residents to report anyone they suspected of being an illegal immigrant to federal authorities.

"This campaign undermines the entire Latino community -- we are insulted and hurt by this display of bigotry and hate," said Caraballo. "Carton and Rossi are using illegal immigration as a shield to hide their prejudice as well as their intentions to offend the entire Hispanic community. The campaign was promoted using Mexican music, a thinly veiled referenced to Latino people as cockroaches, and ending on Cinco de Mayo, a significant Mexican holiday, talk about piling insults upon injury."

Rossi said that as a result of their campaign the authorities had received 300 calls from "respectful citizens abiding the law" who also denounced the presence of undocumented people. However, it remains unclear if any of the calls actually led to the arrest of any person without legal documentation.

Caraballo has met with leaders of several organizations and his call for action is supported by the Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey, ASPIRA, the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and the New York State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. In response to the campaign, residents, community leaders and members of the public from across the country have joined with Assemblyman Caraballo to call for the termination of the anti-Latino campaign.

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