A Concise History of Keeping The Immigrants Out
Cartoon by Barry
This cartoon is drawn by Becky Hawkins.
Click here to read Becky’s post about drawing this cartoon, and to see some of the reference photos she used!
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels, each showing a different scene in a different era.
PANEL 1
CAPTION AT TOP OF PANEL: 1871
Two wealthy-looking white Victorian men, middle aged and elderly aged, are sitting in armchairs in front of a fireplace in what looks like an expensive men’s club. One holds a glass of liquor, the other a cigar, as they talk to each other. In the background is a server with red hair, holding a tray with a bottle and glasses on it, and looking annoyed.
RICH GUY 1: We can’t let just anybody immigrate! The Irish are lazy and stupid!
RICH GUY 2: Better Irish than Chinese. I say keep ’em all out!
PANEL 2
CAPTION AT TOP OF PANEL: 1939
Two white women walk along the boardwalk. One woman is wearing a floppy hat, pearls, and a light purple dress, and is carrying a green umbrella to shield herself from the sun. The other woman is wearing a green sash and turban over a tan pantsuit. The second woman is pointing out to the ocean, where we can see a large ship which might be the MS St Louis.
SASH WOMAN: Even if Nazis are killing Jews – and we all know Jews lie – why is that our problem? We can’t afford thousands of Jews leeching off the rest of us!
PANEL 3
CAPTION AT TOP OF PANEL: TODAY
Two white women are walking through a park. One is wearing a broad hat, shorts, and carrying a backpack; the other is wearing a pink visor, and carrying a water bottle. In the background, a brown-skinned man carrying gardening shears watches them, not looking visibly annoyed but definitely aware of what they’re saying.
BACKPACK WOMAN: Central American “refugees” don’t want to work – they come here to live off welfare and crime!
PANEL 4
CAPTION AT TOP OF PANEL: 2146
Two people with ambiguous gender are standing. They’re wearing some sort of hover shoes, so they’re actually floating about a foot above the ground, with a yellow haze shooting out the bottom of their shoes. One is wearing a blue onesie with a wide futuristic looking yellow collar, along with a yellow hat and a fanny pack in front; the other is wearing a shawl over a crop top with lace trim, and a long green cargo skirt. The woman with the shawl is rudely pointing at a few obvious aliens (with tentacles instead of legs, gray skin, and huge black eyes) who are just a couple of feet away. One alien holds a map, which both of them are looking at, while the other is holding an alien baby.
LACE TOP WOMAN: Immigrants in the old days became good Americans. But these so-called “refugees” are lazy criminals! I say keep ’em out!
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