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Catch Immigrants, Shoot Democrats Events Anger Some

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are distancing themselves from campaign activities that encourage college students to "Catch an Illegal Immigrant" and shoot cardboard cutouts of leading Democrats.

Democratic Chairman Howard Dean wrote in a letter to his Republican counterpart that such activities "can only be described as divisive, potentially dangerous and discriminatory."

Republicans claim they have no connection with the woman accused of organizing the offbeat campaign activities at the University of Michigan. RNC spokesman Brian Jones said the action is "offensive and there's no place for it."...

The "Catch an Illegal Immigrant" event reportedly allows participants to win prizes for catching others posing as illegal immigrants. A "Fun with Guns" event allows people to shoot cardboard cutouts of top Democrats with a BB gun or paintball gun.

[via Norwegianity]