Dishes Out: No One Is Illegal

"Deport them!" "Those illegal aliens are ruining our country!"

A recent instagram post has merited over 7k views and over 500 comments - 500 hateful, dehumanizing, angry and ignorant comments. The post? "Waiting for your immigration status to be approved shouldn't be a crime. And incompetent governments should not merit the punishment of people." And the hate police came out of their dens.

We clap back at the hate, the fear mongering and the venom by telling our own stories as immigrants to Canada and how paperwork is part of an arduous process that has no guarantee of the government working efficiently or fairly. We'll humanize what it is to have a piece of paper granting status in Canada and how little mistakes can put you into a category which people disdain. We'll address the absurdity and tragedy of hating people who may or may not have a piece of paper, amplifying that a person's status is not a person's identity.

And we'll point out that immigrants, with documentation or not, are still people - people worthy of respect, kindness and care. Love gets the last word in this 'Dishes Out'!

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