Donald Trump’s immigration plan is often ridiculed and mocked as one of the most laughable plans that could be created by a presidential candidate. The idea of building a wall spanning the border of U.S. and Mexico and turning down millions of refugees a year is irrational and senseless. Donald Trump Is Wrong on Immigration, Sanctuary Cities, and Refugees by Zach Weissmueller attempts to dismantle Trump’s arguments through assumptions, blank statements, and meaningless emotional allures that are ultimately ineffective in order to sway the reader into believing that Donald Trump’s immigration plan is counterproductive and foolish. However, his plan does have meaning behind it can prove to be more productive than damaging to the United States. …show more content…
The author decides to describe Trump’s recollection of the shooting of Katie Steinle by an illegal immigrant as ignorant and that “he didn’t [even] bother to personally call Steinle’s family and offer condolences or support”. The message given in the article is only given to appeal to emotions and shed Trump in a negative light. The fact that Trump did not offer his condolences to Katie Steinle’s family does not negate the fact that this violent crime enacted by an illegal alien is not a specific case. Rather, in Texas alone between June 1, 2011 and February 29, 2016, there were 3,200 robbery charges, 5,152 sexual assault charges, and 599 kidnapping charges all enacted by illegal aliens (Texas DPS). Trump was being ignorant of the family that lost a love one, which the author address. Despite this, the author should not only focus on moral acts and rather focus on the facts. They choose to use pathos in order to draw the reader into thinking that Trump is heartless and ignorant instead of drawing attention to the violent crimes executed by the illegal population within the
Kavanaugh begins by introducing us to Maria, a woman who, due to her illegal immigration 25 years ago, has been torn apart from her family and deported to Ciudad Juárez, a city that has witnessed 600 crimes against women like Maria in the past 15 years. Kavangaugh’s introduction works to exploit the negative aspects of the American government’s current deportation system and how it can, knowingly, separate families and destroy the lives of productive individuals within our society. As Kavanaugh continues, his second paragraph brings into perspective the scope of the issue, quoting that there are potentially “12 to 14 million “undocumented aliens” (26) residing in the United States. Wh...
In his essay, “The Fence of Lies,” Mario Vargas Llosa explores the potential consequences of building a wall across the Mexican-American border. He argues that, if built, the wall would be ineffective and a waste of resources. He proposes that the money allotted for the border wall be used instead to offer better job opportunities to Latin American citizens within their own borders. However, this proposal is unrealistic as it offers no real solutions to the economic problem of illegal immigration, nor is it an effective plan.
He says, “We are told that in a free society it's not possible to have border security. We are advised that in order to secure the borders, we must deport 12 million people” (Schwarzenegger 26). He refutes these claims by citing evidence of the cost of deportation as well as stating that the immigration strategy will collapse without both compassion for the immigrants and control of the border (Schwarzenegger 26). By acknowledging the opposing side and rejecting it, he makes his own argument stronger. Mr. Schwarzenegger also addresses both parties in Congress and gains their respect by supporting them and their discussion (26).
According to Aristotle, a speaker could frame any debate using three approaches: an appeal to logic, an appeal from credibility, or an appeal to emotions. All speakers and writers use the tripartite approach to rhetoric in varying degrees and ultimately the audience judges their effectiveness in the context presented. In America, few topics are as hotly debated as that of undocumented migration, and it can be difficult to pick through the partisan and often vitriolic rhetoric in order to come to a rational conclusion. Politicians frame the debate using elements of the American mythos. While the evidence they present to back their conclusions may be factual, it necessarily omits the full truth in order to present a partisan political front. As such, politicians predominantly rely on the reader or listener’s emotional satisfaction. And even the most scrupulous journalists—meant to impart objective fact to the public—are not free from personal bias, making the discourse even more convoluted. In analyzing three prominent voices in the immigration debate, US president Obama, journalist Sonia Nazario, and Arizona congressman J.D. Hayworth, we can evaluate the effectiveness of the different rhetorical approaches by whether or not they reach their intended audiences. Nazario fulfills her journalistic raison d’être by succeeding at objectivity, while Obama and Hayworth as politicians succeed by lying by omission in speeches and in writing in order to pursue policy goals and appease supporters.
Donald Trump, a current Republican front-runner, is well known for his presidential campaign and its harsh policies on illegal immigration between Mexico and the United States, which are largely similar to the 1930’s repatriation movement. His policy on Mexican immigration states, “The influx of foreign workers holds down salaries, keeps unemployment high, and makes it difficult for poor and working class Americans… to earn a middle class wage.” This is almost identical to a claim that was made during the Great Depression, and his plans for solving the crisis are also identical to the efforts made during the Repatriation; welfare refusal to immigrant families, job denial, and mass deportation of roughly 11 million Mexican immigrants. Though the thought of these plans going through may seem unachievable, history shows that they can be --and have been --
Immigration is one of America’s biggest issue. In fact, one of the top ten solutions that one of the presidential runners proposed is to build a wall so that we can keep people out. Yet, seeming to forget that there are many within. Working to provide for themselves and their families. Forgetting that the reason why America has built was that people
What would it be like to wake up everyday knowing you would get bullied, mistreated, and/or abused just because of where you were born? Discrimination still exists! “Discrimination remains and there is an increase in hate crimes against Hispanics, Latinos and Mexican-Americans, as one of the perceived symbols of that discrimination, the U.S.-Mexico Border Fence, nears completion. Instead of pulling together in these difficult times, we may see a greater polarization of attitudes” (Gibson). But why are hate crimes increasing towards Latin and Hispanic aliens and what types of discrimination are occurring against them? Understanding violence towards the Hispanic and Latin alien is divided into three main classes; the difference between legal and illegal aliens, the attacks and effects, and the point of view of different people towards aliens.
The perpetuation of misinformation has plagued the media for years creating and feeding into the bias of their consumers only to further distort factual evidence within news reports. Unreliable sources often employ unreliable evidence to create bias. Bias can be defined as the manipulation of the audience in order to force them to think a certain way or convince them of the writer’s opinion. Used as the basis for his 2016 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump has long promised the American people a “big, beautiful wall” set to run along the US-Mexico border. The wall is meant to diminish the amount of undocumented immigrants pouring in from the south. President Trump’s promise has sparked considerable controversy between faithful conservatives
A major issue that is always brought up at political debates is the issue of immigration. “Many Americans think the U.S. immigration system is urgently in need of reform” (Lee). The current immigration policy has started to decrease the number of illegals in America. As of right now, we currently have 20,000 Border Patrol Agents deployed along the borders (Lee). Although the number of illegals being deported is at an all-time high, Americans are still very concer...
The United States’ future is at a risk to miss an opportunity to increase the labor force due to political stalemate. Currently in the United States over 11 million undocumented immigrants are living in hiding. Most of them want to legally work. The reality is the current law is inefficient and weak to deter migrants who know the U.S. has a demand for skilled and unskilled labor. Likewise, the lack of U.S.-Mexico border security and relaxed law enforcement for overstayed visa traveler has rewarded bad behavior by luring illegal entry. This memorandum describes motives to adopt a major immigration policy change that promotes security, freedom, prosperity and conduit to citizenship for immigrants already in the U.S., and in the long run provide positive microeconomic impact.
...m as an emergency political problem and citizens should become aware of the negatives that have been an inhumane result of racial profiling and anti-immigration laws in recent years. It is also necessary for the nation to become informed and concerned on the positives of immigration reform. The necessary facets to begin with,which can be backed by sociological and statistical data, include the application of a pathway to citizenship for nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants, execute family reunification in various situations, and provide a safe haven for victims of international human trafficking. After all, is it not the nation’s utmost desire to be capable of building and providing The American Dream? If so, building a foundation of these ingredients is absolutely necessary in order to maintain great opportunity beyond any either country.
Daily, Americans are reminded of politicians speaking of protecting our country with building more barriers, and somehow illegal immigrants always prevail and find a way to infiltrate our current security. If there are barriers in place, this still will not stop people from coming to America to seek the opportunities that are available says Jennifer McFayden. “The wall will pass through regions that are filled with immigrants. They are sure to pose problem and it will be difficult to criminalize them all. Sonoran Desert is a big crisis too with inhospitable terrain. Migrants crossing the desert die all the time” (Career
In the upcoming presidential election, one of the most popular topics is that of illegal immigration. Leading Republican candidate Donald J. Trump has run a campaign heavily anti-illegal immigration. He proposes reform in American immigration, specifically from Mexico. Many politicians and political activists argue that undocumented immigrants take job-positions from American workers and cost federal, state, and local governments considerably large amounts of money per year in law enforcement, education, and healthcare services. U.S. citizens are passionate to restore their economy, and many have adopted a very xenophobic attitude towards immigration amidst the new presidential debates. In order to restore our economy, many people believe that
“People are pouring across our borders, which is horrible. We have to build a wall.” Building a wall to keep out illegal immigrants is not the only reason why Trump wants to build a wall. He also stated that he wanted to send everyone back to where they came from. Even those who have became legal immigrants and those who were born on
Immigration into the United States isn’t a new problem, it is an advanced problem in which it is evolved over the last hundred years or so. Although immigration is often considered negative and bad, it also can have some good, through recent studies, it suggest that immigration also has a positive impact on the economy. In the year 2012, it was reported that 18.7 million immigrants were naturalized U.S. citizens, accounting for 46 percent of the foreign-born population (40.8 million) and 6 percent of the total U.S. population (313.9 million) according to ACS estimates. Both articles address their views of the debate. In “Bush’s Speech on Immigration,” Bush states that yes it is a problem that we have