Cartoons: a tidal wave of children

To me this quote from the Worldcrunch article "At U.S.-Mexico Border, Children's Lives On The Line" tells a lot about how Mexican and Central American migrants view America and the current state of immigration.

Rina Guaimaca doesn't have time to wait for political reform. "In Honduras, the gangs were extorting us. We didn’t earn much in the first place, but we had to give half of that to them. I have a 7-year-old son, Fernando, and I didn’t want him to grow up like that. So, I decided to escape and join my mother who works in Oregon."

This article is part of a series called "Migrant Lives."  To know more about the publication Worldcrunch, take a look at this review at tinypass.

Here are some insights from the cartoonists--

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Steve Breen, The Week

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Mike Ramirez, The Week

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David Horsey, The Week

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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Follow these links for more views on why this influx is occurring, "Why are so many kids crossing the US-Mexico border and what should Obama do?," and what happens to the children once they enter the US, "Q&A Explaining the crisis on the Southwest border as children seek refuge."

-- Marge

Today's cartoons: waving the flag

Today's selection of cartoons, found at The Week, is a sly tribute to America, the founding fathers, and the current state of liberty.

Rick McKee, "Those Fraudulent Forefathers:"
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Gary McCoy, "Betsy's First Go:"
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Mike Ramirez, "Checking In:"
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And this one by Gary Varvel, titled "Oh Beautiful," that could be seen as tongue-in-cheek.
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In my search for cartoons today, I came across the AEI (American Enterprise Institute) site and an article titled "What polls say about the state of American patriotism."  Follow the link to see what their polls say.

To me moving to Canada is looking more appealing by the day.

-- Marge
 

Cartoons about climate change denial and more

There's a treasure trove of cartoons on climate change at the U.S. News and World Report site in their Energy Policy Cartoons section; so many good ones that I got greedy.  Here are eight of the forty about energy, the ones that I particularly like.  Warning: some of these are not really funny, just straight to the point.