After the marchas on may 2009 many were afraid of going out again,there were a lot of rumors about people losing their jobs by the fact that they attend to the marchas and to the meetings. Here in NWA (the north part of Arkansas) the Hispanic population has grow more than the double in the last 10 years.
We don’t have high crime statistics,NWA is over all a safe place,even when the unemployed percentage is high, so people against illegal immigration can not protest about that.
In the other way, NWA has grow up economically thanks to the business of the Hispanic community, we like to buy and sell locally,I can not tell you how many Hispanic business are open and growing all over our cities,there are many.
But I do feel that we need leaders in our community, that work with other groups all around USA to get involved on our way to a reform.
Some of the local Hispanic radio station were involved before but they have not been very active in letting the community now about special events or meetings about these subject.
We do need to start acting now, but I’m as many others not aware of any kind of leadership going on over here.