This article hinders social capital by creating dividing lines between Republican and Democratic values about immigration laws. Rather than working to tie communities together, the author instead presents a "blame game" between the two political parties.
This particular article promotes social capital. The article explains the lack of information and research states like Arizona fail to uncover or report regarding the connections between immigrants and drug cartels/weapons.. This piece is trying to promote awareness to surrounding communities that there is, in fact, no link between immigrants and drug/weapon smuggling. The author goes one step further by opening up the discussion to other countries and their problems with high crime organizations
This piece primarily focuses on responsible capitalism, which is the belief that businesses should not make unreasonable profits and business officials are expected to be honest and efficient. The story begins with small town pastoral setting where we first learn of the deal to open immigrant prisons. The author uses good sources, as well as quotes from officials, to highlight the cultural value of responsible capitalism. While this report has a indirect focus on racial fault lines (Immigration bill), it also borders on Age and Class fault lines. For the most part, this story is centered around the wealthy state officials and business owners that made up the immigration bill.
This particular piece borders on Race/Ethnicity and Class fault lines. Since the focus of the piece is on immigration, it is pretty obvious Race/Ethnicity is the focus. The article is mostly concerned with how immigration laws should be enforced in jails. In other words, are police justified in racially profiling inmates? The information presented raises many racial questions as to how America and the police should go about enforcing immigration laws. For this reason, this article crosses racial fault lines. Furthermore, evidence from the article also mentions how class comes into play, for most immigrants in this country are categorized in the poorer classes. As far as cultural values are concerned, this piece highlights ... More »
This opinion piece is framed primarily around personal responsibilities regarding Meg Whitman's views about immigration. The piece is structured in a specific way that first describes the situation, and then discusses the possible impact the situation will have on Meg Whitman's reputation. The framing of this piece is appropriate in the sense that it is centered on Meg Whitman, making it personal. However, it can be argued that the piece focuses on a bigger issue: How she will now be perceived by political peers. Therefore, the structure of this piece shifts from personal responsibility to legal credibility.
This particular story follows legal issues regarding immigration in the state of Utah. The frame of this story relates to the institutional aspects of immigration in the state. In this case, the framing used supports the overall theme the author is reporting, which is whether or not Utah state officials will follow Arizona in creating an Immigration bill. Using quotes and information from Utah state representatives, the author is justified in framing this story around state legality of immigration, as oppose to personal responsibilities of Utah citizens. This framing style is beneficial and appropriate for viewers because it shows how Utah representatives feel about an immigration bill in their state.
a.] The author explains the complexities of the issue using examples from both sides of the argument. First, she quotes a member of the New York State Youth Leadership Council to show that congress would potentially vote for this Act if it were on its own. Then, she turns to the story of an immigrant who is directly affected by this Act. Through his story, the author presents the struggle immigrants face without this DREAM Act in effect. b.] The article gives an in depth analysis of the DREAM Act. The author explains, in detail, how the bill itself operates. She also tackles the specifics regarding who qualifies for this Act. However, it is obvious that this article is strongy supporting the DREAM Act. I would have liked to ... More »
a.] The article shows some complexity to the issue. Although it does provide information about how we could potentially reduce climate change, the article fails to present information in a way that could be easily understood for audiences. Rather than writing out the argument, the author focuses primarily on statistics to highlight the message she is putting out for the reader. b.] Rather than diving deeper into the issue, the author simply gives statistics to support the claim. Thus, the article does not offer an in-depth understanding of the issue. Although the statistics are informative/supportive, they don't connect in a structured way. In other words, the information presented is all over the place. I would have liked to ... More »
