Khalil Bendib U.S. Cartoon
Two men, one representing big business and the other representing the police, are each putting up signs with the exact same picture, but two very different messages. The man from big business is seeking help from those who are willing to provide "cheap, disposable labor," while the policeman's sign is asking for anyone to turn in an undocumented worker "for immediate deportation."
positive framing of undocumented immigrants
negative framing of immigration policies
What "reality" is constructed/framed about immigration/immigrants?
Most of the country is displaying a double-standard when it comes to the way in which they regard undocumented workers. This conflict especially comes between big businesses and the police who are trying to enforce the border patrol and keep the undocumented workers within Mexico and their other native countries. In reality, the cartoon is sending the message that businesses, though it may be for greedy and perhaps insidious purposes, needs undocumented workers to continue to come to the country to increase their businesses profits and overall success, an endeavor that ends once the police gets their way in sending the workers back home. How funny it is that both sides come from a nation that is founded on principles of being united.
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