"'There's only a handful of really iconic images that have been successfully mobilized for the purposes of immigration politics,' said Everard Meade, director of the Trans Border Institute at the University of San Diego. "The thing with these symbols is that the response is 50-50.
"'Some people see that sign and think, "My God, this is a sign that represents how our immigration policy has just failed, and we've put people in this vulnerable position such that we have to have a road sign so people don't run them over on the highway,"' Meade added."
Kate Morrissey at the Los Angeles Times notes the end of the "immigrant crossing" caution signs.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
"Caution Watch for People Crossing Road"
Labels:
California,
immigration,
law,
Mexico,
San Diego,
transportation,
twentieth century,
urban history
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