Undocumented Workers

While there several issues surrounding immigration, the case of undocumented workers seems to draw a large amount of attention. Several of the cartoons found were focused on the concerns and regulations of undocumented workers. A majority of the cartoonist seemed to portray in these cartoons how hypocritical our country is when it comes to these workers. We seem to allow them in, have no problem letting them do the jobs we feel we are above, yet we deny them rights and benefits. While some cartoonists seem to take the opposite side insinuating immigration is weighing our country down, most shared the view that our immigration reform is wrong. Cartoonists seemed to be taking a stand letting their readers know that these issues need to be corrected.

Several cartoonists depicted in their cartoons a large, overpowering Uncle Sam, smothering or pushing around small, foreign immigrants. This type of innuendo isn’t for nothing. In the media today we are constantly seeing immigrants and foreigners being dehumanized. They are often framed as invaders and are associated more times then not with crime and disease. The media often times is framing us to believe that allowing immigration means allowing all these other negative things into our country. In an article, titled "Could the media be to blame for immigration reform's failure," we read how some believe the media to be the cause for the failed immigration reform. It is yet another example of our strong our media is at cultivating its followers to believe everything they say.

In the clip below we see the Daily Show covering the issue of immigration. Just like the cartoonist, he is using satire to point out the racism and discrimination in the media on this issue. Showing several clips of journalist referring to immigrants as diseased drunkards and molesters. It is clear that several journalists and cartoonists share the view that the way we as a country treat immigrants in dehumanizing and against everything our country stands for.