Campaign shares immigrant stories

Activists try to use technology to change the debate.

Activists are using the internet to put a human face on the immigration debate.

As more states consider passing enforcement laws like the one in Arizona, immigrant rights groups say their opponents are demonizing the 12 million people who live in the U.S. illegally. They launched WeAreAmerica.com on Wednesday to fight back.

The web site features web videos, photo slideshows and written testimonials from immigrants across America and aims to make those individuals relatable. It also provides tools to share those stories with friends via Facebook, in letters to Congress, and with local newspapers.

The six-figure campaign hosted by the Center for Community Change, a D.C.-based organizing group that focuses on issues of poverty and diversity, will last for a year.

The group recognizes that while lawmakers may not be ready to pass an immigration bill anytime soon, it will take persistent activism to ensure that Congress prioritizes the issue.

-- Ambreen Ali, Congress.org

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