Illegal Immigration

The political cartoon presented shows the profiling and stereotyping of illegal immigrants. The man asleep on the side of the road is wearing, what seems to be drawn on the side of his shirt, the words “Federal Immigration Enforcement” along with an American flag symbol. He is asleep on a sign that reads “U.S./Mexico Border” with nothing more than a pillow, which can generate the idea that he is an illegal immigrant who wrote that on his shirt in hope of not being caught. The two border patrol officers who are in full uniform suspect he is not an illegal immigrant because of his clothing and presentation. On the other hand, if the man was wearing a plain white shirt with maybe a few more belongings and found asleep on the side of the road, then the officers would have most likely suspected he was illegal in the U.S. The officers also call the man "lazy, inept, and irresponsible" all degrading terms which gives the reader an idea that they feel that way towards illegal immigrants then claim he is not illegal. This is self-contradictory because they are saying that as United States citizens are lazy, inept, and irresponsible.

-Charlie Handy