The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights ("GLAHR") is organizing a boycott in Georgia tomorrow to protest that state's new immigration law. What you won't hear from most of those reporting on the boycott is that GLAHR is headed by Teodoro Maus, the former Mexican consul general in Atlanta.

Don't you think that's a highly relevant piece of information? Don't you want to know that a boycott of a U.S. state is being organized by a former official of the Mexican government?

If so, then Kate Brumback of the Associated Press is not on your side. Her report on the boycott [1] and an earlier report from her [2] failed to note Maus' former job.

If you think Kate Brumback should have revealed that a group organizing a boycott of a U.S. state is headed by a former consul general of Mexico, then contact her via Twitter with your thoughts: @KateBrumback.

If anyone has contact information for relevant AP editors, feel free to leave it in comments.

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[1] Brumback quotes Maus but doesn't reveal his former affiliation in her July 1, 2011 article "People urged not to shop, work to protest Ga. law", link:

As many parts of Georgia's law cracking down on illegal immigration took effect Friday, a Latino community group organized a "day without immigrants" to protest the measure.

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights called for a day of non-compliance, asking businesses to close and community members to stay home and not work or shop. It was hard to say how many skipped work, but organizers said at least 125 Atlanta-area businesses closed to show their support Friday.

"We will mark our presence with our absence so that the state of Georgia takes note of the important role and contributions of Latinos in the state," the group's president, Teodoro Maus, said...

Maus' group is also trying to create shopping zones that are friendly to the immigrant community. After a business owner signs a "pledge of non-compliance" with the new law, they get a sign to put in their window that says "Immigrants Welcome Here, Georgia Buy Spot." The pledge involves committing publicly to opposing the new law, not allowing law enforcement in to check the immigration status of anyone inside, and not financially supporting lawmakers who voted for the law.

[2] Who's behind GLAHR isn't revealed in her June 30, 2011 article "Much of GA immigration law set to take effect", link:

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights and other immigrant outreach groups are organizing a "Day Without Immigrants" Friday to protest the law. They are encouraging immigrants and their supporters to stay home from work and not to buy anything. And on Saturday, opponents of the law plan to rally at the state Capitol to speak out against the new law.