Dora the Explorer: Arrested for Illegal Immigration?

Dora the Explorer's mug shot isn't pretty. She's got a black eye, a bleeding lip, and is holding a sign listing her crimes. So, what has the little brown-haired cartoon character been arrested for? Illegal border crossing and resisting arrest.
Arizona's controversial new immigration law has recently stirred up a lot of attention and outcry around the country. And in an effort to really drive their point home, campaigners against the law are using a doctored image of Dora the Explorer as a symbol of their cause. They are using it, and other similarly doctored pictures, to question the character's immigration status and country of origin, the
Associated Press reports.
Taking it a step further, several websites including The Huffington Post, have even posted faux articles narrating Dora's capture and arrest. Another photo making the rounds on Facebook features the character catapulting over the fence at the US/Mexico border.
The image was actually created sometime last year by Debbie Groban who designed it for a contest on fake news website FreakingNews.com. Since then, those campaigning against the new Arizona law have been using it.
Nickelodeon is trying its best to avoid fueling the fire by declining to comment on Dora's background. Researchers and the public are trying to find clues to help determine her birthplace or citizenship--from questioning who voices the character (two actresses have; one is Peruvian, the other is Cuban,) to dissecting the fictional location of her show. But no one is confirming or denying anything.
The Latina cartoon character has been a popular and important part of Nickelodeon's programming for almost 10 years. On her show, she teaches young children the alphabet, how to count, colors, and beginner Spanish phrases.
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You know, I'm so sick of the racism/discrimination card. The borders NEED to be controlled. Period. By whatever means necessary. Unless Americans want this country to resemble Mexico, like the majority of Ca already does...
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HEY RETARDED, CALIFORNIA WAS MEXICAN BEFORE YOU INVADED IT, AND HAWAII WAS ASIAN BEFORE YOU TOOK IT AT GUN POINT...THAT'S THE REASON THOSE PLACES "LOOK" MEXICAN OR "LOOK" ASIAN....IDIOT!!!..THE NEXT TIME YOU DECIDE TO INVADE A TERRITORY TAKE A LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS..!!
KNOW YOUR FACTS, HAWAII'S KING DiED iN ONLY HiS FiRST YEAR AND DiDN'T HAVE ANY LiABLE HEiRS. A BEST CHOICE WAS CHOSEN BUT SHE WAS STOCKPliNG GUNS AND READY TO KiLL AMERiCANS! SHE WAS ARESSTED FOR TREASON.
i have a chicken en mole reciepe if you wantit...dontchano
Um parrot, I thought the Indians were here first.
Then parrot perhaps you should give back Mexico back to the Aztec Indians that YOU stole the land from hum???????? Or back to Spain!!
anne: I'm sure you're so perfect.
Really, parrot? All the Mexicans living in California were born before 1848? I did not know that.
Better brush up on your OWN history, parrotthegreat (make that not-so-great), before you criticize that of others. California wasn't settled by the Mexicans, it was colonized by SPAIN! It has been identified by TV shows and movies that were set during that period as "Spanish California".
Who's the "retard," NOW?
Check her backpack probally a couple kilos inside.
Punish those who hire illeagals stop buying Californias produce let it rot on the shelves.FU Sanfransicko!
Mexico was the home of the Aztec Indians when the Spaniards came over from Spain and conquered them. So really whats your point. We stole what you already stole. Funny
At least they got her before she had an anchor baby, thank god!
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SHAME ON YOUR NAZI-ZONA...!!!
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Heaven forbid we should expect immigrants to obey the laws of our country. Why don't you cross into Mexico illegally and see how nice they treat you. You'd might like being a butt puppet in some Mexican prison.
Parrot!
ALL Arizona is doing is enforcing laws that already exist. Ok lets not enforce any laws at all. Ill be over to your house later to murder your wife and rape your kids ok! You will let me go on my way because i am an illegal.
Arizona is only enforcing The Law. Something our Government seems 2 B Ignoring. They R the Key Players that should B Enforcing the law 1st ??
I guess you just want attention, because you fail history. It is believed people from Asia first crossed the straight at Alsaka and then came south 13,000 yrs ago. There where 11 or so Native Indian tribes in CA PRIOR to the Spanish and English looking to explore. Spain actually settled and not England long term. The push north from Mexico was from the Spanish, who conqured Mexico, and those Europeans missionaries went north from direction of Spains king. Dont be such a kool aid drinker and spout off something you heard without having the knowledge to defend history.
YEAH! WHiTE POWER BROTHER! CALiFoRNiA iS MEXiCO!!
HERE'S MY SOLUTiON GET A BULLDOZER LiNED WiTH SHARP iNSTRUMENTS AND RUN THEM OVER! YEAH! YEAH! PROGRAM TERMiNATORS TO KiLL THEM! THEY ARE ViRAL DiSEASED RATS!
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MOVE TO THE MOON IDIOT...AND KILL ALL THE MARTIANS BEFORE INVADING IT..!!