As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation’s labor force.
“The worry is they’ll pull you over when you’re driving and ask for your papers,” said Lidia
Your papers, please (or “papers, please”) is an expression or trope associated with police state functionaries demanding identification from civilians during random stops or at checkpoints. It is a cultural metaphor for life in a police state.
Sounds funny not in German
Ihre Papiere, bitte. Wenn Sie nichts zu verbergen haben, werden Sie keine Angst haben
The first sentence is the first thing you hear when police pulls you over when driving.
I prefer it to “Hands up, face on the ground, or I’ll shoot you”, which seems to be the default sentence in the USA, at least if you are not white.
Related game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/Papers_Please/
Very recommendable.