Judge — December 17, 1892 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a Chinese immigrant (identifiable by period stereotypical features: headband, facial hair, clothing) standing between two figures representing the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The figure holds a bag labeled with Chinese characters and appears to be addressing exclusionary policies. The caption—"no discrimination, I will shut you both out"—satirizes anti-Chinese immigration sentiment of the late 19th century. The cartoon criticizes the hypocrisy of coastal regions that claimed to oppose "discrimination" while simultaneously supporting Chinese Exclusion Act policies that banned Chinese immigration entirely. The Chinese figure represents those caught between competing American economic interests, all of whom wanted to exclude Chinese labor despite profiting from it. This is Judge magazine's commentary on discriminatory immigration policy and the self-serving nature of American protectionism.