Immigration info meeting takes place quietly in Elgin, Illinois

“Roughly 60 people gathered Monday night to hear from members of the Illinois Minuteman Project and to watch a video featuring two law enforcement officers who discussed their efforts to combat illegal immigration.

It was the third Minuteman event held in Elgin since November, when a gathering of around 100 project supporters drew a roughly equal number of protesters, leading police to call in 40 to 50 officers in riot gear.

There were just as many officers on hand for a Minuteman meeting held at The Centre of Elgin in February, but the mood was less tense as a handful of protesters waved signs outside and a mainly Hispanic crowd gathered at a nearby church for what organizers billed as a celebration of the city’s diversity.”

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