COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Leaders in Ohio's Hispanic community will gather Saturday morning at the Westland Mall to organize their anger and frustration into a plan. Earlier this month, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles closed a legal loophole allowing undocumented workers to register their vehicles using the power-of-attorney process.
More than 47,000 people have been asked to prove they live in Ohio in order to keep their vehicle registrations. Some Hispanics argue they are being unfairly targeted by the change.
"It's the enforcement of the law that is oppressing. We have to deal with oppression at this point in time, and that's the bottom line," said Gloria Schanely, one of the meeting's organizers.
The BMV said it is not targeting anyone in the community but acknowledged it is being aggressive in closing the legal loophole.
Organizers expect about 200 people to attend the Westland Mall meeting Saturday at 11 a.m.
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