By Bondo Lamaragi - Published: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Dora The Explorer, the cute little girl who travels from various places with his friend Diego is shown in a mugshot photo with a bruised eye and some blood. The said photo is taken after she was said to have been arrested for illegal immigration from the United States – Mexico Border.
The truth however is that the photo was just edited for the purpose of the debate of the most stringent immigration law passed in the United States. Hispanic-Americans are crying foul over the new Law and they have found one ally, in the personality of Dora.
Dora The Explorer shows a great parody about immigration. Her character travels from place to place without the need to show an ID or even to go the long process of immigration. It was as if Dora is suggesting how immigration should be.
The “Dora The Explorer Illegal Immigrant Mugshot” picture for some may bee to rude and bad taste for some and yet for others it may seem funny and harmless, but more than that it shows an issue that should be resolved.
Experts says that pictures like this just show American’s attitudes towards issues about race and immigrants. They say that these reveals some of the insights where some of immigration reform debate may be headed.
The toughest immigration law yet in the United States was signed into law Friday, by Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona. Its aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants.
Those opposing the law and Dora The Explorer found an unlikely ally in the personality of President Barack Obama. “This law threatened to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe,” says Obama at a naturalization ceremony for 24 active-duty service members in the Rose Garden.
Hispanics by number comparison outnumbers African-Americans. Mexican-Americans composed 1/3 of the U.S. population.
In some early statements Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said that it was worried about the rights of its citizens and relations with Arizona. Meanwhile, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles said the authorities’ ability to demand documents was like “Nazism.”
“This law represents another tool for our state to use as we work to solve a crisis we did not create and the federal government has refused to fix,” Gov. Jan Brewer said amidst protesters during the signing of SB 1070 on Friday.
Indeed Dora The Explorer is now an illegal immigrant.

