Immigration fight being ECLIPSED by other issues

As much as the AZ bill has exploded the debate on immigration reform, the fact of the matter is that most news sources are reporting on more pertinent issues. The oil spill on the gulf coast, the Pakistani terrorist attempts in Times Square, financial reform, the economy, the war on terror, and even Mexico's war on drugs.

Here is a powerful tool that allows users to map the size and "impact" of every day news topics. The size of immigration in this graph is shrinking. It was number one two Thursdays ago (when the AZ was unfolding)

Also, check out this online trend monitoring tool, in addition to this one as well

Finally, going to sites such as Google News has given me some perspective as to what the most covered issues have been.

Maybe we don't need the news to cover our case. But if our opponents are hijacking valuable media sources, and fomenting nasty rhetoric such as the idea that immigrants are criminals, usurpers, lazies,...then we're in deep trouble.

i think that's being done on purpose. They are trying to diverse people attention toward other things on purpose, so no one pays attention to us

yeah the terrorist was set up by the government. I mean c'mon it was on May day to distract everyone from the protests.

they are doing this in purpose. I watched hours of cnn news on may day and all they talked about was the oil spills!

This is serious bull crap. Hand out more fliers, call more legislators, blog, tell more friends, and spread the word through newspapers.

for sure....THE MAN is planting bombs in time square, bursting pipes in the gulf and droping nukes in icelandinc volcanoes. Not to mention shaking the ground in Haiti, Chile, and Baja. With that kind of ominpotent power our cause is doomed.

All sounds convincing, but....


C'mon son....

Actually, I think I was a bit sour in my post. Those tools should help us link pertinent issues back to immigration, not be seen as "distractors" or issues that take away attention from us. Over the coming months, with suits, city resolutions, and the ENOURMOUS amount of organized backlash against the AZ bill will strengthen CIR passing. Immigration will then be brought back from the backburner and into America's BBQ Oven, just in time for the 4th of July.

Which has dawned on me a question: Why not celebrate this year's 4th or July IMMIGRANT style?

:P