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DALLAS Lamar Advertising, one of the nation’s largest outdoor advertising companies, has refused an ad sponsored by the New York-based Coalition for a Secure Driver’s License that shows an Arab holding a hand grenade and a driver’s license.
Saying that the advertiser was playing on racial fears to get its message across, the Baton Rouge, La., operator of more than 150,000 billboards rejected the ad planned for display in North Carolina and New Mexico.
The coalition wants North Carolina and other states to prevent driver’s license applicants from using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number as an ID for a license and require proof that they are in the country legally.
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