Share these stories with your friends and family at the dinner table, at work, or at local community meeting… or through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. When people use hateful language to talk about immigrants you can send them links to some personal stories from this site, and figure out other ways to use the power of personal testimony to change the discussion among your fellow Americans.
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Contact reporters in your area who write about immigration reform and tell them to cover personal immigration stories featured on We Are America. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper (see sample) and think of other creative ways to enrich the coverage of immigration through stories.
Share stories with your elected officials by setting up meeting with your Congressional Representative and other local officials. Invite Personal stories can help elected officials promote policy changes and can help to persuade members that comprehensive immigration reform is an issue that is important to every Congressional district.