Legal & Illegal Immigration Labor

Publication__United Feature Syndicate___    Date:_2010_

Cartoonist:__Bill Day_______                           U.S./International

Title of the cartoon: __Legal and Illegal Immigration Labor__

What action is taking place in the cartoon?

Two men complain about immigrants, but then the one man compliments

the other’s home. It then shows the home and what both illegal and

legal immigrants have done to make U.S. houses and yards look good.

Tone of the cartoon:

1) positive or negative framing of undocumented immigrants

2) positive or negative framing of immigration policies

What “reality” is constructed/framed about immigration/immigrants?

Americans complain about how immigrants are horrible to have in America; they are lazy, steal, deal drugs, kill cops, only speak their native language, have too big of families, and are a threat to American lifestyles. The two American men are framed to be the bad guys because of their hypocrisy. They complain about how horrible immigrants are, yet they benefit from the labor of both documented and undocumented workers. It shows that despite our stereotypes for Mexicans, they really do benefit our society and generally help more than hurt. It depicts Americans as whiners who sit around, while immigrants get things done. Though the view of these American characters is stretched, it does reflect the extreme views of many Americans in real life.