La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for December 05, 2014
December 04, 2014
December 06, 2014
Transcript:
Little-known immigration facts! Fact: The lettuce in your salad at your anti-immigration conference was picked by undocumented immigrants! Man: This is why I don't eat salads.
when other ethnicities – who shall remain unidentified – are well-known to have overweight issues
Just as plenty of white men have these issues. Or are you saying that all white men belong on the cover of Men’s Health magazine?
This strip also implies that only white men are “anti-immigration,”
#1: The group with the largest proportion of anti-immigrant sentiments in the US are, in fact, white men.
#2: Would you prefer that the one single person in the panel be some sort of blotchy zebra, to reflect your own personal needs?
Calling illegal immigrants “undocumented” is like saying that a bank robbery is simply “a large withdrawal of funds.”
Or not. In fact, both terms regarding these immigrants is accurate. Your own complaint about this is simply predicated on a clear stance against the undocumented immigrants who daily make your life easier.
That’s rather a slap in the face of those who worked hard to be in this country through legal channels.
Except that those people overwhelmingly, for instance, approve of the measures Obama just put in place through executive action. And, if they are indeed picking lettuce, wish they were doing something else and hope the same for their kids.
@agresticIn point of fact, I have heard many times that being undocumented is a civil, not a criminal offense.Therefore, not “illegal”, because no criminal law is broken.And that’s why they are deported, not jailed.
ORMouseworks almost 10 years ago
Well, Duh! This is a fact people need to know…and then act accordingly…
agrestic almost 10 years ago
when other ethnicities – who shall remain unidentified – are well-known to have overweight issues
Just as plenty of white men have these issues. Or are you saying that all white men belong on the cover of Men’s Health magazine?
This strip also implies that only white men are “anti-immigration,”
#1: The group with the largest proportion of anti-immigrant sentiments in the US are, in fact, white men.
#2: Would you prefer that the one single person in the panel be some sort of blotchy zebra, to reflect your own personal needs?
Calling illegal immigrants “undocumented” is like saying that a bank robbery is simply “a large withdrawal of funds.”
Or not. In fact, both terms regarding these immigrants is accurate. Your own complaint about this is simply predicated on a clear stance against the undocumented immigrants who daily make your life easier.
That’s rather a slap in the face of those who worked hard to be in this country through legal channels.
Except that those people overwhelmingly, for instance, approve of the measures Obama just put in place through executive action. And, if they are indeed picking lettuce, wish they were doing something else and hope the same for their kids.
Christopher Shea almost 10 years ago
kaffekup almost 10 years ago
@agresticIn point of fact, I have heard many times that being undocumented is a civil, not a criminal offense.Therefore, not “illegal”, because no criminal law is broken.And that’s why they are deported, not jailed.
Michael McKown Premium Member almost 10 years ago
That would explain the salad-refuser’s obvious weight issue.
agrestic almost 10 years ago
And of course, her arguments are based on her prescient pronouncement of what I think, what I know, and what I am.
Actually, my arguments are based on your words that you put on these forums. Or are you saying that we shouldn’t trust what you type here?