Undocumented Immigrants Are becoming more Activist

According to an article in today's USA Today.  Until recently, undocumented immigrants, had been relatively quiet. Now they are increasingly standing up to be heard. Work stoppages and boycotts are now being used to show the impact of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
Many immigrants  figure that the risk of speaking out is outweighed by fears they will lose their jobs or even be deported if they don't make their case to the public, according to the article.
The Center for Immigration Studies, which wants less immigration to the U.S.,  blames this on the disappointment caused  when immigration reform fell apart in June.

According to Bill Hing, a law professor at the University of California, Davis, who specializes in immigration, legal immigrants are also participating because some of their loved ones are here illegally. "The community is made up of a lot of mixed families," according to Hings. "There might be 10-to-13 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. You can multiply that five or six times to determine the number of people it affects, because of relatives and employers and co-workers and friends. Is that 50 to 78 million people? What would happen if they all voted. And if you add to that the Americans that want what's fair and what's best for America. Well, the possibilities are endless.

According to the article, a boycott in Prince William, Maryland asks immigrants to "spend money only at immigrant-owned businesses or those displaying a "pro-immigrant" poster. Prince William County is trying to implement anti undocumented laws. Immigrant leaders  such say boycotts are effective because they prove that the economy would suffer without immigrant workers.

The work stoppages are also being used, to show people how immigrants benefit our economy. Guess who's doing most of the ball busting work in the U.S.

Of course, those opposed to immigration reform and county official say that this will backfire and be ineffective. I guess we’re see.