ICE Boosts Lalo Alcaraz’s Presence
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Southern California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics.
From The Los Angeles Daily News (or here):
Pen in hand, editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, 61, has offered hand-drawn critique and commentary about politics and social issues for years. Twice a finalist for a Pulitzer, the California-born, nationally-syndicated artist knew the second Trump administration would inspire fodder for his art.
Since June, communities large and small across the nation have seen armed agents apprehending Latino immigrants outside Home Depots, construction sites, bus stops and car washes, among other places.
For a Trump administration intent on mass deporting the “worst of the worst,” it’s an immigration crackdown that is fulfilling a key campaign pledge, Trump and cabinet officials say. But for many in the L.A. area’s robust immigrant neighborhoods, it’s created fear, mixed with resilience and pushback on the policy.
For Alcaraz, it’s ignited his award-winning satirical wellspring.
The creator of “La Cucaracha,” the first nationally syndicated Latin comic strip, said all the news, good, bad, ugly and heartbreaking, is catching him at what he feels is his peak.
“It’s not the material. It’s like I’m ready,” he said of his creative output. “I’ve been making good choices in subject matter. I’ve been having pretty decent ideas visually.”
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