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Troubleshooter · 11-17-2005, 12:26 PM

Immigration shoes?

Posted by Maria Luisa Tucker at 8:57 AM on November 17, 2005.

When sneakers and human cannonballs enter the immigration debate, you know things are truly absurd.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/28401/

At the San Diego-Tijuana border, a sneaker has become political art. It's not just any sneaker, it's the Brinco, a shoe designed exclusively for Mexicans illegally crossing into the U.S. (Brinco means "jump" in Spanish, which refers to crossing the border.)

The Brinco is the brainchild of Judi Werthein, an artist in residence at a contemporary arts organization called inSite , which produces public art projects in the San Diego - Tijuana area. She says she created the shoes both to spark discussion and to aid immigrants...

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Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Wetback running shoes... Immigration shoes? Posted by Maria Luisa Tucker at 8:57 AM on November 17, 2005. When sneakers and human cannonballs enter the immigration debate, you know things are truly absurd. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/28401/ At the San Diego-Tijuana border, a sneaker has become political art. It's not just any sneaker, it's the Brinco, a shoe designed exclusively for Mexicans illegally crossing into the U.S. (Brinco means "jump" in Spanish, which refers to crossing the border.) The Brinco is the brainchild of Judi Werthein, an artist in residence at a contemporary arts organization called inSite , which produces public art projects in the San Diego - Tijuana area. She says she created the shoes both to spark discussion and to aid immigrants... ...more... __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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