United States Immigration Debate Spawns T-shirt/Bumper Sticker Merchandising Frenzy

Thought Provoking, Angry, Serious and Often Surreal Points of View Expressed on 33,000 Unique Products

FOSTER CITY, CA April 20, 2006 - As protests spread through the nation in response to the US Senate's Immigration Reform bill, a new form of social protest has emerged online in the form of mass merchandising. A search for the word "immigration" on popular online retailer CafePress reveals 33,000 products with an immigration related message. Designs cover all aspects of the debate and shine light on how people feel about the sensitive issue.

With over 2.9 million diverse users worldwide and a catalog consisting entirely of user created designs, CafePress designs often represent an accurate cross-section of public opinion on current topics. The merchandise related to the immigration debate offers a prime example of this phenomenon representing virtually every side of this current debate. T-shirt and bumper sticker designs vary from intricate artwork to text-based messages that are sure to express your views to everyone you encounter, with themes and messages such as:

• Thought provoking messages: "Annoyed by immigrants? Tell it to the Indians," or a drawing of Columbus's ship and the words "The first illegal immigrant arrived in 1492."
• Supportive designs: "I hire illegal immigrants," "No human being is illegal" or "Immigration Nation," which features the shape of the United States filled with flags of the world.
• Immigration Opposition designs: "Stop Illegal immigration before it's too late," " What part of illegal don't you understand," or a familiar image of a pointing Uncle Sam featuring the words "I want you to protect our borders."
• And those serving up anger: "This isn't Mexico. Keep it that way," No mas illegals", or a bumper sticker reading "Pay your taxes. 12 Million Illegal immigrants are depending on you. "

These designs and more can be found at http://www.cafepress.com/buy/immigration

"Every time a hot topic surfaces in the news our community rallies to create related merchandise," explains Maheesh Jain, CafePress VP of Business Development and co-founder. "The views of our users tend to express every side of every issue, so we end up with a product for everyone! Our goal is to offer people the tools to express their opinions through merchandise, and by the growing number of people using our service we seem to have achieved that goal. Immigration may not be a hot topic for everyone, but I promise we have a product relating to a cause you're passionate about. And if we don't, we'll give you the tools to design it!"

For more information about CafePress or to obtain high resolution images please contact the CafePress Public Relations department at 650-655-3039.

About CafePress.com

CafePress.com is the leading online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products, and offers buyers unique merchandise across virtually every topic. Launched in 1999, CafePress.com has empowered individuals, organizations and businesses to create buy and sell customized merchandise online using the company's unique print-on-demand and e-commerce services. Today, CafePress.com is a growing network of over 2.9 million members who have unleashed their creativity to transform their artwork and ideas into unique gifts and new revenue streams.

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Media Contact:
Marc Cowlin
CafePress.com
(650) 655-3039