Migration has always been a part of life, so why is it treated like a crime? There are approximately 11.6 million Immigrants living in the United States and in 2015, Europe had the largest migrant crisis since World War II. The Political Cartoon above shows that the Migrants escaping Civil War in Libya are stepping into a ‘casket of death’. They are putting their lives on the line in order to escape the effects of war, they don’t know if they will make it out alive in the end, but they are willing to take the chance. The image is valid because thousands of people have died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea and many more will die as they seek freedom and protection. The image above also shows the artist bias for immigration and they are trying
