Latino Activist Workshop Held Here in Lubbock

Is there anything that non-politicians, regular everyday folks, can do to counter the strong anti immigrant movement that seems to be sweeping the country and most recently the state of Texas?
Lubbock resident Miguel Torres thinks so.
In fact so much so, that he headed up an effort to inform and educate folks here in Lubbock about the immigration legislation being introduced and discussed in the Texas state legislature.
Torres organized and led a workshop called the “Latino Activist Immigration Workshop”, held February 12, 2011 at the Lubbock Democratic Party Headquarters.
It was a four hour workshop designed to inform community activists involved with the Latino and immigration issues on important anti immigrant legislation being considered at the state and national level. It was also designed to motivate thought and discussion as to whether the legislation is designed to further weaken the Hispanic community in the political arena at the state and local level.
For example, one of the bills that recently passed in the Texas Senate was a “voter ID bill” which requires all voters to present a secondary Texas issued form of ID to prove their residency status; in addition to their voter registration card. According to the bill there are only 5 types of photo ID which would meet the criteria. A driver's license; state identification card; military identification card; a citizenship document with a photo (a passport) or an ID issued to someone who carries a concealed weapon.
The House is scheduled to take up the bill later in the session.
Opponents of this bill believe that the bill is designed to discourage Hispanics from voting by intimidating them into thinking that their privacy will be breached in some way or another. Plus many Hispanics and black voters, especially elderly, do not ...