Us & Them: Immigration and the Construction of Race

Student Handout #2

Guided Thinking Questions

Use the document above to answer the following questions.

• What are the most powerful visual images in this political cartoon?

• What is the main idea of the cartoon?

• To whom do you believe the cartoon is referring and how is that group being depicted?

• During what time period might this cartoon have been published?   What evidence supports your hypothesis?