Ohio Radio Station Holds Contest, Grand Prize a Weekend in Phoenix to "Chase Aliens"

Ohio radio station holds contest where the grand prize is a weekend in Phoenix to "chase aliens."

Conservative talk radio station WTVN, located in Columbus, OH, offered its listeners a chance to spend a weekend in Phoenix, "chasing aliens."

John Corby, a radio personality for News Talk 610 WTVN in Columbus, is the man behind the contest and, as you can see in the above promotion for the contest, "chasing aliens" is only a taste of the language used that has Ohio immigrant's rights advocates furious.

"You'll spend a weekend chasing aliens and spending cash in the desert, just make sure you've got your green card! Win round trip airfare to Phoenix, hotel accommodations, and a few pesos in spending cash -- just register below," the promotion explains.

The contest is in response to Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman (that's his mug on the ID card), who boycotted Arizona by banning all city-funded travel after SB 1070 was signed by Governor Jan Brewer. Source: Phoenix New Times

The right wing has the hubris to say racial profiling will not occur if this legislation is enacted. We all agree that illegal immigration must be stemmed, but why do some people have to ridicule another ethnic background?