Immigration sign

Immigration sign

The immigration sign is an American highway safety sign warning motorists to avoid immigrants darting across the road. It depicts a man, woman, and child with pigtails running. It became a pop culture icon as it appeared on T-shirts and anti-immigration advertisements in various incarnations. [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050410/news_1n10signs.html Highway safety sign becomes running story on immigration | The San Diego Union-Tribune ] ]

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