Removable Insole
Not quite newsworthy. Too weird not to blog.
Artist Creates “Brinco” Shoes with Immigration “Theme”
The high-top sneakers cost $215 at a San Diego boutique, but the designer is giving them away to migrants before they cross to this side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
These are no ordinary shoes.
A compass and flashlight dangle from one shoelace. The pocket in the tongue is for money or pain relievers. A rough map of the border region is printed on a removable insole.
They are red, white and green, the colors of the Mexican flag. On the back ankle, a drawing of Mexico’s patron saint of migrants.
One recent evening in Tijuana, after giving away 50 pairs at a migrant shelter, Werthein waved the insole and pointed to Interstate 8, the main road between San Diego and Phoenix.
“This blue line is where you want to go,” Werthein, 38, said in Spanish.
“Good luck! You’re all very courageous,” she told the cheering crowd of about 50 men huddled in a recreation room after dinner.
“Does it have a sensor to alert us to the Border Patrol?” joked Javier Lopez, 33, who said he had a $10-an-hour job hanging drywall waiting for him in Denver.
Another article, with video: [here]
We should make up red-white-green Doctor Scholls Odor Eaters with fake maps that guide them to the one spot on the border that is fenced.
To me, this seems like a well-thought-out product that is designed to meet a specific need. Too bad it doesn’t include racist repellant to counter what they may face when they get here.
Yes, because its racist to want people to obey our laws.
We want to require Canadians to have passports to cross the border. I wouldn’t consider that racist. Stupid, yes, but not racist.
James is right. If Canadians were pouring over the border illegally, we’d have every right to try and stem the tide. And nobody would cry foul.
The person(s) doing this should be jailed. Ever hear of aiding and abetting? It’s a criminal act.
Regarding Brenda’s comment about racism – this idiot needs to get a clue. Is it racism to want our laws followed? I guess this person wants completely open borders. I wonder if the Fantasyland she’s living in has open borders……
Open borders seems to be working for the EU, why not for North America?
immigrants come to the usa for only one reason-to better themselves!
i think the mexican goverment is responsible-for all the illegal people that come to the usa. the corruption has to stop!!