This 8' x12" oil on board is another reflection on whether there is room in our hearts and minds for the foreigner/stranger/immigrant...or like the Governor of Alabama, we want the toughest laws in the country to "keep them out' and 'root them out of our midst'. Not only does Gov. Robert Bentley's new law require people to "show papers" to prove they are "legal", his new law "requires officials in K-12 public schools to determine whether students are illegal immigrants". In other words, teachers, as well as policemen will be required to act as immigration agents. Officials claim that there will NOT be racial profiling. Not that long ago, in the southern U.S., free blacks were required to show papers to verify their status as non-slaves. I guess it wasn't the color of their skin that made people question their 'status'...I guess they just looked like people who should be slaves. Just like some people look like they should be 'illegal'.
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