How does an illegal alien Halloween costume get on a website "by mistake"? It is a question one might put to Target,
According to NBC Los Angeles, Target spokesperson Joshua Thomas stated that the offending Illegal Alien Halloween costume was being removed after Target had received several complaints regarding it. Of course, it probably did not help that a civil rights group, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, also asked Target to remove the Illegal Alien Halloween costume from the website.
The Illegal Alien Adult Costume pictured on the website offers the description: "He didn't just cross a border, he crossed a galaxy! He's got his green card, but it's from another planet! Sure to get some laughs, the Illegal Alien Adult Costume includes an orange prison-style jumpsuit with 'Illegal Alien' printed on the front, an alien mask and a 'green card.'"
Thomas also told the Associated Press that the offending costume was never intended to be sold by Target but was placed among the Halloween costumes offered online by mistake.
The Illegal Alien costume did not get a laugh out of Angelica Salas, Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, who asked Target to remove the Halloween costume. She said that it was "distasteful, mean-spirited and ignorant of social stigmas and current debate on immigration reform.
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