Rhetorical Precis

 In Brian Latimer’s news article “Immigrants Qualifying for Executive Actions Deeply ‘Embedded’ in U.S” (March 11, 2016), he advocates how most illegal immigrants in the U.S who qualify for Obama’s executive action programs have lived here for years and are living a stable life. The author first supports his claim by explaining what the DACA and DAPA programs are and how they contribute to the eligibility of millions of immigrants; Latimer then follows with a visual where he depicts relationships and employment statistics on DAPA qualifiers; and to conclude he addresses how effective these program will be however, they are put on hold until the supreme court rules in favor of the Obama administration. Latimer’s purpose is to explain what the programs are under Obama’s executive action in order for immigrants to be fully aware of what’s to come when the Supreme Court finalizes its decision. Latimer has a liberal audience in mind because he targets those who would be affected by the Supreme Court’s ruling in June.

Latimer, Brian. "Immigrants Qualifying for Executive Actions Deeply 'Embedded' in U.S." NBC News. 11 Mar. 2016. Web. 16 Mar. 2016. <http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigrants-qualifying-executive-actions-deeply-embedded-u-s-n535981>.

"Republicans and Immigration" Cartoon

            In the political cartoon “Republicans and Immigration” illustrated by Jimmy Margulies of The Cagle Post (January 16, 2015), Margulies depicts how through the ongoing controversy of immigration, the GOP is not allowing any immigration reforms pass through Congress. Furthermore, Margulies portrays the GOP elephant speaking Spanish and addressing how immigrants are not welcomed to the U.S.

           

            Margulies’ cartoon indicates the argument of how the republicans are the ones halting the passage of immigration reform that would grant amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants. However, the cartoon particularly targets a certain group of immigrant audience, Latinos. The GOP, symbolized as an elephant, mocks a welcoming Latino saying of  “Mi casa es su casa” and rephrases it to “Mi casa no es su casa.” This creates a powerful effect on how it affronts the Latino community by insulting their own culture and connects to Margulies argument on how the GOP are the ones who fail to produce a comprehensive reform in congress. 

Margulies, Jimmy. "Republicans and Immigration." Cagle Post RSS. The Cagle Post, 16 Jan. 2015. Web. 06 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cagle.com/2015/01/republicans-and-immigration/>.

Op-Ed Immigrants Strengthen our Country

In the op-ed article “The Immigration Dividend” by Ted Widmer of The New York Times (October 6, 2015), Widmer conveys how our nation prospers and strives as a result of immigration over time. As well as how over the course of past events, history has taught us how a nation welcoming diversity groups has strengthened our country.

Widmer effectively provides his argument on how immigration is truly beneficial to American society through historical examples. By acknowledging how the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 “was a success when measured by a more conservative calculus of hard power” and “increased American security” it gives the Widmer more creditability to his argument by alluding to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and how immigrants have shaped America’s success today. It proves how if we forgo on lowering restrictions on immigration now it will bring those benefits that the acts of 1965 brought to American society. However, what Widmer fails to provide, is how illegal immigration benefits our American society. There’s a difference between legal and illegal immigration, and the acts of 1965 act upon legal form immigration, which neglects the actual ongoing controversy of the illegal immigration coming to the U.S.

Widmer, Ted. "The Immigration Dividend." The New York Times. The New York Times, 05

Oct. 2015. Web. 28 Feb. 2016