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A coalition of local Latino elected officials and leaders said Monday they are organizing a protest to counter Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's appearance at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday, while university faculty and students are objecting as well.

Surrounded by supporters and local aldermen, Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago said that the leaders are asking constituents to show up outside UIC Pavilion doors to express their opposition to Trump's candidacy.

"We want to raise our voices because the city of Chicago has an incredibly proud tradition of being inclusive, of bringing people together," Gutierrez said. "And Mr. Trump has the tradition of division, of hatred, of bigotry, of prejudice. We are asking all of Chicago to stand up."

Hispanic leaders across the country have been trying to draw attention to Trump's stance on immigration. He has said that, if elected, he will build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border — and try to make Mexico pay for it. He also has labeled Mexican immigrants as drug mules, rapists and criminals.

Local leaders learned about Trump's rally over the weekend and immediately began organizing a protest, Gutierrez said. They are not encouraging protesters to go inside the rally, fearing that it could become violent, he said. Instead, they are hoping to gather a diverse group to take over the streets outside.

"We cannot simply stand by and allow Donald Trump to come to this pavilion and speak without our Chicago community being heard forcefully," Gutierrez said, standing outside the Near West Side arena on Monday morning. "We will counter hatred with inclusion. We will counter bigotry with love. We will counter prejudice with understanding."

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