Dream Act Voted Down - The artist uses the stereotype of republicans by drawing the elephant to represent the opposition to the Dream Act. He uses an alarmist frame, through the action depicted with the elephant's hand pointed towards himself, almost in an act of pride. This shows a dramatization of the feeling of superiority by the U.S. government towards the immigrants, and the idea that they can't be a part of what the country has to offer.
Immigrant Anchor Baby - The artist in this cartoon uses comparison of immigrants to the biblical story as a way to frame them in a certain light. It makes the immigrants look like the good guys, and the government policies like Herod's mandate to murder children. This is an affirmative framing technique, and is successful in influencing readers to think the myth of anchor babies as laudable.
John McCain - This cartoon illustrates the narrative of the "Mexican Problem" theory, using framing strategies such as McCain's facial expression, arms crossed, and sweating forehead to make its point. It follows three of the four framing strategies in that it depicts McCain as considering immigration to be out of control, views immigrants as "undesirable," and wants to prevent future immigration. The tightness of the wall around him in the picture helps to make the situation even more intense, and show McCain's firm stance on preventing undocumented immigrants from crossing through Arizona. It also uses an alarmist frame towards McCain as it suggests his fears of immigrants and danger.
Arizona Law - Using more of a neutral frame in this cartoon, the artist seems to present the facts of what is happening in the real world and allow his readers to make their own interpretations. It seems to simply alert readers of what is happening, inform, and pose a question on sides of the issue.
Dream On - Here we see an example of the cartoonist making use of the Narrative of Need theory, showing the immigrant as hopeful and full of wishes for his child's future in America. The Mexican worker is portrayed as a peon, uncared for by the U.S. government. Readers can deduct immigrants are seen as temporary workers with no long-term permenancy, and willing to swim through the mud, carrying their children to the other side. The artist uses the size of the elephant compared to the tiny size of the immigrant in his encouragement that his readers be informed of this view against the immigrants coming from Mexico.
