Ad analyzation

This ad is describing the push and want of the new immigration law in Alabama and how they are going extreme with it. It uses heavy rhetoric and symbolism to depict an image of cruelty and harshness of this law. To sum it up, it is saying that Alabama's new law is symbolized by the Holocaust and how the Jews were sent to concentration camps. In this situation, the immigrants are wanted to be submitted to punishment. The audience of this image recognizes the symbolism of Nazism and how harsh it is. The law states that if there is any suspicion of being illegal, the person has to submit all identification and proof of citizen upon request if stopped for any reason. Also, companies have to prove all workers citizenship and if caught without it, the company's business license can be suspended or revoked. Anyone harboring illegals may also be arrested. Schools in the state must prove all of the students' citizenship upon request. This pre-Civil Rights Era style law will recreate more stereotyping and prejudice and is not fair to those who aren't breaking the law. It is obviously less severe than the Holocaust itself but the metaphor of how immigrants along with others have to submit all rights to authority if only accused or stopped for any reason. This shows how Alabama is cracking down on immigration. This controversial law has caused and uprising of many hispanic and south-of-the-USA countries are going to court for this. The rhetoric in this cartoon is against the law and its main purpose is to show how cruel it is.