Pro-enforcement activists protest outside OH convention
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Mason, OH -- A group of protestors voiced their opposition to illegal immigration outside a Justice For Immigrants convention held Thursday, March 26, in Mason.
The rally, held outside the Kings Island Resort & Conference Center, was organized by Dick Hohn, 69, of Montgomery, and Allen Baxter, 78, of West Chester Twp.
Baxter said the more than a dozen rally participants turned out to show their concern for illegal immigration and supporting effective immigration-law enforcement.
The Oxford Press (OH)
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