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Apr 30, 2009 8:26 pm US/Eastern

Radio Host Suspended For 'Criminaliens' Remark

BOSTON (AP) ― A Boston talk radio host has been suspended for calling Mexican immigrants "criminaliens" and emergency rooms "condos for Mexicans" during a discussion about swine flu.

Boston's WTKK-FM host Jay Severin was suspended indefinitely Thursday.

According to an audio clip of a Monday show, Severin complained that the US wasn't doing enough to prevent the spread of swine flu. He then said "tonight we will let the usual 5,000 criminaliens that come across the Arizona border..." referring to Mexican immigrants.

During a conversation with a caller complaining about immigrants receiving healthcare, Severin said emergency rooms had "become essentially condos for Mexicans."

George Tobia, Severin's lawyer, did not immediately return phone calls.

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