One of my favorite recent pictures in any newspaper. The caption from the front page (!) at the Arizona Republic reads: “Arthur Olivas (left), who backs anti-illegal-immigrant bills, and Jarvis Johnson, a supporter of immigrants rights, debate immigration in Phoenix on Tuesday. Hundreds converged on the Capitol to express their views on the bills.” The obvious beauty of this photo is that it depicts a fierce argument between a black man arguing on behalf of illegal immigrants (almost entirely Hispanic) and a Hispanic man arguing on behalf of the laws intended to harass them. Both racial inversions (a Hispanic arguing against Hispanics and a non-Hispanic minority arguing for them) are wonderful to see and a good sign (albeit a lonely one) that these discussions are at least sometimes completely separated from racial biases.
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