America’s comic book superheros are being threatened with deportation due to the country’s intense immigration policies. California-based artist Neil Rivas has attempted to centre attention on the subject of immigration in the US by creating a series of wanted posters for some well-known ‘illegal immigrants’ currently living in the land of plenty who have saved the world time and time again. Rivas aims to prove that some of the best Americans known in the world are in fact ‘aliens’ in their own right.
‘Illegal Superheroes’ challenges US immigration
Californian artist Neil Rivas has created a series of artworks revealing which of our favourite super heroes would be evicted from the U.S. under the country’s current immigration laws.
24 Aug 2012
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