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08-21-2011, 08:48 PM
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I am with MiGente, a local advocacy group is probably the best place for concentrated activism, the intention of this forum was really just as a place to come and chill, to speak ones mind and to communicate with other individuals in the same predicament. Its visibility is its own hindrance when it comes to organizing for any kind of concentrated activism as we do not specify who may or may not see this information. In that sense, individual advocacy groups have us beat, furthermore, they are able to concentrate their efforts in manners custom made to have the greatest effect in their own communities.

With that said, all hope is not lost, we are online and that is a medium of communication that has been of increasing importance in getting information around, our efforts could concentrate in those areas.

For example, I have for a long time discussed the amounts of misinformation that abounds in various sources online, and the fact that it seems believable and people are not going to do their fair amount of research to corroborate the information may cause many individuals to believe the misinformation and turn against the DREAM Act. It is not an area that is in any sense simple to become active in, it requires someone that is not likely to lose their temper, someone that can keep a cool head at all times and knows enough about immigration law to counter any kind of argument that may arise with not only facts but citations if possible.
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