The Path to Citizenship

This particular political cartoon is titled "The Path to Citizenship" by Matt Bors. The general idea being expressed here is the struggle of immigrants, from any country, while trying to gain citizenship here in America. The process starts off displaying that they have to meet the deadline; deadlines seem to be easy to make, but within this cartoon it shows the individual climbing a big wall in order to even begin the process. It also attacks that while maintaining the low-grade job he has, he still has to continue filling out hundreds of forms. While balancing all of those tasks, the individual has to deal with racism, that sadly is still part of our society today. Then, about conquering all of that, the individual has to wait a long time and pay a huge about of fees to just be a middle-class citizen. What I think this cartoon depicts is the struggle within the process of becoming an American citizen as it is not an easy task. Many people say "Why don't they just become a citizen?" but do not take into account of how hard the process is. And even when they do become a citizen, the racism and class struggle still exists. By the time this individual becomes a citizen, the playing field does not level out- it is an uphill battle from start to finish.