Rhetorical Analysis: Border War: Battle over Illegal Immigration

The debate over illegal immigration has been a constant and ongoing struggle in the United States. Millions of illegal immigrants are living among us in the country, we have more entering daily. Recently, President Barack Obama touched on the topic with his immigration executive order. Unfortunately, with the republican takeover of the white house, many of his actions are not being supported. This is viable evidence that there are people who want to help fix the immigration system in a way that will benefit illegal immigrants and give them a fighting chance to prosper here in the United States. With that being said, there are also powers who do not want to see that happen because they believe that it is not in the best interest of the United States to open their borders to illegals. This puts to question what the next steps for the United States will decide and how that will affect Americans across the country. My goal of this essay is to enlighten the moral concerns in the debates pertaining to immigration.

No doubt, it is a hot button issue, look up any presidential nominee with the term ‘immigration’ after their name and scores of videos, articles, and data will flood your way. The language used when referring to immigration policy, legislation, and migrants themselves determines the scope used in assessing the situation. All of the nominees for the 2016 President Election have taken a stance on immigration, each may be independent from one another, but are common in several key elements. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, and Ben Carson’s immigration policies reveal a gendered and criminalizing rhetoric, which marginalizes and dehumanizes migrant people.

The second documentary was called “Wetback”. It was about the Latin or South Americans and the difficult journey to sneak into America. This documentary was also tied in with symbolic interactionist perspective. The first term that refers to the documentary “Wetback” is stereotype. This is basically when someone assumes you are like others of the same race, gender, age and other descriptive labels others can give you. In this film, the two main characters where Nayo and Milton. They are two men from Nicaragua that had decided to take the dangerous journey to the United States. They were making this trip to try and find a better life for themselves and their families. They were stereotyped during the journey when they were caught by some Mexican police members that ended up taking all their money and sending them on their way back home. They were two easy targets because they were traveling on a bus with other people attempting to migrate into the United States illegally. Further along in the film, there were other times where many immigrants from South America were labelled as criminals. This is because many people in border areas or towns believe that they are only coming here to steal our jobs and overrun America. For example, in Arizona there is a group of men called the Civil Homeland Defense. These are citizens that take time out of their days to patrol areas around the border to try and stop as many “Mexicans” from coming into America. The sheriff in this town thank

Illegal immigration is a “hot” topic in our country. There is controversy between the state and federal governments over who has authority, and our elected officials in Washington are addressing the issue, with limited success. The majority of us have some opinion on the subject, and our opinions tend to be based on how the issue will impact us. We question if illegal immigration is good for us. What are the costs to us? Is it in the best interest of our country? As nearly twelve million people have secretly slipped across the border to invade our space, our concerns have increased. While our concerns are important, we should not limit ourselves to a one-sided view. Only by understanding both sides of the issue, will we be inspired

a. Symbolic Violence and its connection to “English” only advocates in schools- When it comes to English as a primary language people argue the “one language holds a society together and allows communication and trust across communities” (pg. 348). So if there is another language such as Spanish then the English language us no longer the “powerful” language. By enforcing English language it is a form of control and dominance.

In the essay “Imagining the Immigrant: Why legality Must Give Way to Humanity” and the article “The Perpetual Border Battle”, both professor John J. Savant and former director of CIA Mark Krikorian, give us each their perspective on necessary alterations in our border systems and ethics owing to the current immigration issue in our country. Illegal immigration is frown upon since it violates our constitution. Opponents to these unethical actions deliberate that our border control is in need of extensive advancements. In contrast the more humanitarian side of society contemplate the possibility of an agreement that will constitute to the non-violation of the law yet consider the desperation of these immigrants trying to provide the essential necessities for their loved ones.

This had to be done because the town was being destroyed! The hospital went bankrupt because of all the immigrants who had no money because they had to provide them with free care. Also, Immigrants always come first now, even before paying citizens. If there were two people in an emergency room, a Mexican and an American, the Mexican would be cared for first even if the American had been there first or was in greater need of care. It's hard to believe what things have come to.

Another theme is illegal immigration. During the Bush Administration, there was a major post-9/11 crackdown on illegal immigration, which was pivotal and shown in this film. Although this film represents an increase regulation, it still had the same impact deregulation had during the Reagan Administration by hindering the success of the poor in foreign countries. There were a series of raids, depicted in this film, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to attempt to crackdown on illegal immigration. These raids affected more than just these women immigrants; it also affected their families, other farmers, and residents near Sodus, NY. One attempt to crackdown on illegal immigration that really moved me was when one woman learned that ICE detained her husband at their local grocery store during an early morning raid. In addition, this film documents the shocked reaction of a farmer, whose employee is detained at the corner of a coffee shop. These people are just trying

Illegal immigration is a heated topic and the controversy recently escalated as one California town made history. Huntington Park, California is a small suburb of Los Angeles with an extensive Hispanic population. In August 2015, a local councilman appointed two illegal immigrants to serve on the city council of Huntington Park. The city mayor supported the appointment; however, many community residents were outraged. The debate has now spread nationwide as citizens debate illegal immigrants’ ability to serve in governing positions in the United States.

The issue of immigration limitations has sparked much debate amongst the political world, particularly as of late with the US presidential election taking place. Politicians and philosophers argue about the number of immigrants a nation can sustain and the rights of states to limit immigration. I will argue that restrictions are justifiable because the state has a right to choose whom they associate with, and immigration has serious economic costs. After I develop my argument I will respond to a few objections to my position.

Immigration is a timely issue that took my interest, and being an immigrant it was the first topic that came to my mind for this problem-solution research paper. It is imperative that the citizens must know that there are underlying major problems that are associated with the current immigration policy of the country. Thus, the United States’ government must address this serious problem with the majority support of its citizens. By tackling the issue of immigration, it will not just resolve one problem, but the elemental aspects that go along with it as well. The main objective of this argument paper is to increase awareness by presenting the opposing arguments concerning immigration. Also, to help enlighten the minds of the people, and

The podcast I was asked to listen to two weeks ago was the podcast about the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is more dangerous to the migrants than The U.S. Border Control. The podcast described how frequently the Border Patrol and the residents of desert communities would find bodies of migrants trying to go north, but ultimately pay with their life. The moment in the movie when the family finally found out the partially decomposed body found in the Sonoran Desert was that of their child Rosario. Furthermore, the trip can lead to homelessness as evident with the one minor who developed an addiction to huffing glue.

This event seems to be important because Undocumented movement is something very important these days and I cherished the appeal that this book gave for that experience. It's so difficult to consume everything that is happening while its being taken away from you. I realize that the subject must've been truly difficult for Guerrero to discuss. Although I seem to believe how useful it is to hear stories like this with the goal that more people can understand that this is something real and that is happening to individuals out there.

This project shall use Nvivo analysis and discourse analysis to examine the language of the Labour party on immigration within the United Kingdom. To do this, the speech of the labour party on immigration shall be examined. The idea for this project is to compare the discourse of immigration in both the 2005 and 2010 elections is to discover whether the labour party has drastically altered their language on immigration in light of the British National Party winning seats at the European election. However, the major problem with doing this is even if this project finds Labour as altered its discourse on immigration by becoming tougher on immigration it will be difficult to make a direct link between the rise of the BNP and changes in language

The stories covered by this course only scratch the surface of the Immigration discussion. It is amazing to think of the countless stories that were not published, the millions that were not alive to tell their story, and those that were too afraid to say it. “Immigration Stories, From Shadows to Spotlight” presents a powerful story that blurs the line between “good” and “bad” illegal immigrants. Mr. Hom not only came here under false pretenses, he fought for country and the “freedom” we so strongly claim. What is America without