#Undeportable Campaign Puts Race at Center of US Immigration Debate Griselda Nevarez - VOXXI
go to original January 30, 2014

People are posting selfies with fake blonde hair and blue eyes on social media as part of the #Undeportable campaign to denounce what some say are racial disparities that exist in U.S. immigration policy. (Facebook/Undocumemes)

Immigrant rights advocates have initiated a campaign on social media to denounce what they say are racial disparities that exist in U.S. immigration policy.

They began using the hashtag #Undeportable to post selfies with fake blonde hair and blue eyes. They’re doing it as a way to protest what they believe is preferential treatment that’s given to white immigrants over immigrants of color.

The campaign kicked off last week almost immediately after Canadian singer Justin Bieber was arrested for street racing and was later released on a $2,500 bond. He was charged with a DUI, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest.

Police officers said Bieber also admitted to consuming alcohol, smoking marijuana and taking prescription medication before his arrest. On top of that, investigators in California are looking into whether Bieber will face a felony vandalism charge for an egging of his neighbor’s home.

If convicted of these crimes, Bieber could be facing not only jail time but also a possible deportation, because he is not a U.S. citizen. He was born in Canada and is reportedly in the United States on an O-1 work visa, which are given to immigrants with “extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.”

Immigration experts, including some from the ACLU, say that typically an immigrant facing the same charges as Bieber would be handed over to immigration agents, and if convicted, would be deported.

But that’s not likely to happen to the Canadian singer.

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