Many Americans believe that undocumented workers take all of the jobs. Gary Miller, Republican representative from California, stated that there was a direct relation between the high unemployment percentage and the number of illegal immigrants, which is completely false when you take a look at the numbers (Factcheck.org). This idea has been cultivated in the United States, which comes from truthiness other than truth.
Team Member Name: Michelle Dastrup
Publication: Cartoon Stock Date: 2012
Cartoonist: Ed Fischer U.S./International: International
Title: Help Wanted:To Build a Wall Cartoon#: 14
What action is taking place in the cartoon? What is the context?
This cartoon shows a billboard right on the border saying “Notice: Illegal Aliens, Help Wanted to build wall, Inquire within” and an arrow pointing toward the U.S. A Mexican man is looking at the notice, confused, because the wall that is in need of building is a wall intended to keep immigrants out.
Tone of the cartoon:
1) Slightly Negative framing of undocumented immigrants
2) Negative framing of immigration policies
What "reality" is constructed/framed about immigration/immigrants?
This cartoon is very ironic. What it is trying to say, is that employers in the United States like the cheap labor they receive from illegal immigrants, however, some citizens want tighter immigration laws. The cartoon shows that Americans want to build a wall up on the border to keep mexican immigrants out, but they want to hire them to build that wall. Americans want the best of both worlds. This frames Americans and American policies poorly by the contradiction. It also frames undocumented workers as people who will be happy to do work for cheap wages.
In June of 2012 the Supreme Court ruled to uphold an extremely controversial part of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. That requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is "reasonable suspicion" they are not in the U.S. legally. Many are worried that this has lead and will continue to lead to racial profiling as the political cartoonist above has used agenda-setting to do so. Yet, Attorney General Eric Holder released a statement, saying the provision "is not license to engage in racial profiling and I want to assure communities around this country that the Department of Justice will continue to vigorously enforce federal prohibitions against racial and ethnic discrimination" (colorlines.com). We determine this cartoon as negative towards Arizona's immigration laws as use of racial profiling of anyone of color.
Team Member Name: Ashley Rix
Publication: Denver Post Date: June 26, 2012
Cartoonist: Chris Weyant U.S./International: U.S.
Title of the cartoon: Supreme Court's Immigration Decision
Cartoon#: 15
What action is taking place in the cartoon? What is the context?
In this cartoon an Arizona police officer is arresting a man on suspicion of illegal immigration using racial profiling based on the man's skin color. The sign on the police car that states, to suspect and to serve, and the message that the officer says to the man he is arresting shows the concern of racial profiling and by the sign on the right of the Supreme Court upholding the unfair law.
Tone of the cartoon:
1) Negative framing of immigrants because of racial profiling
2)Negative framing of immigration policies
What "reality" is constructed/framed about immigration/immigrants?
This cartoon frames immigration in a much more Latino sense. Most Americans only worry about the Latinos coming into the country when in fact many ohter races of people such as European and Chinese come to our country all the time.
America has always had a problem with discriminating against the new guy. We didn't like the Native Americans, then the Irish, then the African Americans, then the Chinese, and now anyone of Hispanic origin. Many believe that this discrimination is stemming from all the illegal immigration proposals and reform. Nearly two-thirds of Latinos in the U.S. believe that they are being discriminated against, the majority think the backlash over illegal immigration is the central driver of such bias.
"More Latinos are seeing discrimination against Hispanics as a major problem," said Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center (denverpost.com). But attitudes in California are changing: "In the nearly two decades since Californians voted to bar undocumented immigrants from utilizing public schools and hospitals, the state's electorate has become increasingly tolerant toward people who are in the country illegally, although it remains tough on border security and enforcement, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll show. The shift is partly explained by the growing clout of Latinos, who now make up 20% of California voters." (rall.com) But is this really true? The cartoon above shows that children in California are more towards discriminating against the new guy.
Team Member Name: Ashley Rix
Publication: The Los Angeles Times Date: November 1, 2012
Cartoonist: Ted Rall U.S./International: U.S.
Title of the cartoon: Lower The Ladder a Little
Cartoon #: 16
What action is taking place in the cartoon? What is the context?
Above the cartoon it states that California's view on illegal immigrants has changed to be less discriminatory and more tolerant, but below it has children in a tree house with signs only allowing legal kids in it.
Tone of the cartoon:
1)Positive framing of the unfair treatment of Latino immigrants
2)Negative framing of the discrimination against Latino immigrants
What "reality" is constructed/framed about immigration/immigrants?
The reality is that even though California says that it is more tolerant of undocumented workers it may only be because of Latinos making up 20% of there voting population. The cartoon is framing Californians as contradictory to their own laws and policies.
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