NCLR, Latino Civil Rights Group, To Hold Conference In Kansas City

Latino Civil Rights Group Return To City It Once Shunned
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Flanked by labor leaders, including AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, President and Executive Director of Asian American Justice Center Mee Moua, President and CEO of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Wade Henderson, and Managing Director of United We Dream Cristina Jimenez, President and CEO of National Council of la Raza Janet Murguia speaks to the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House February 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama was meeting with labor leaders to discuss issues including immigration reform, economy, and deficit reduction. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Flanked by labor leaders, including AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, President and Executive Director of Asian American Justice Center Mee Moua, President and CEO of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Wade Henderson, and Managing Director of United We Dream Cristina Jimenez, President and CEO of National Council of la Raza Janet Murguia speaks to the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House February 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama was meeting with labor leaders to discuss issues including immigration reform, economy, and deficit reduction. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A national Hispanic civil rights group that pulled an earlier event out of Kansas City, Mo., to protest the appointment of a member of an anti-immigrant group to a local board has picked the city for its 2015 convention.

The National Council of La Raza said Thursday that Mayor Sly James will attend a formal announcement on Monday.

NCLR opted to hold its 2009 convention in Chicago after former Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser appointed a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to the city parks board. The organization advocates patrolling the Mexican border and reports undocumented immigrants to authorities. The appointee resigned in 2008.

Convention officials estimated the 2009 event would have brought $5 million into the Kansas City economy and filled 5,000 hotel rooms.

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