This article is not very rigorous about its language used to describe illegal immigrants. It does fairly present arguments for and against the proposed legislation.

The article does a great job at explaining the two opposing views and who was pro and con to it. It also describes the politician's reasons as to supporting it or not supporting. However, it feels as though this piece was just about previous reports and condensing them in to a smaller one. It does raise plenty of questions and I am interested in to seeing what other readers have to say on the idea of "reasonable suspicion" and whether it is social profiling or not.

The author does do a good job of showing both sides of the argument fairly. I do not believe the author intentionally meant to stereotype Immigrants, however he does use slanted words in his article. For example, he refers to immigrants as aliens within the first sentence. While aliens is an accurate word to describe the people involved it gives off a negative connotation. The author also addresses many stereotypes that people usually associate with immigrants. The main preconceived notion that people have about immigrants is that they come here to take our jobs. The author does an excellent job showing both sides of this argument. "We put the 'No Trespassing' sign at the border, and right behind, we put the 'Help ... More »

Although this story does prove many points about the law that Arizona passed recently, it stereotypes the state of Arizona and questions the judgement and decision making that went into passing this law. It is now questioning why Utah is following in Arizona's footsteps. It makes the state of Arizona look like they oppose immigrants which might not be the case.

When our media is saturated with advertisements and campaigns displaying only the male sex playing video games, it is easy to see why the general public would assume that the digital sport is played predominately by men. However, the hard numbers disagree. Almost half of the top earners are now female, a fact that most people probably do not appreciate. This article attempts to educate the general public and address stereotypes that have been proliferated for so long. With solid factual evidence and a rampant spokesperson in Katherine Gunn, author Michelle Castillo takes a bold step in the right, more politically correct direction.

At first glance the author illustrates both sides of the controversial issue of undocumented immigrants., she uses credible sources to support pros and cons; however, there are some biased words used in the article such as “aliens”. The first sentence frames the article in a way the reader may have a preconceived notion about the writer’s political view on the subject. Overall the article was well written but it could use specific details on Utah’s plan for immigration reform.

A great piece — it will be interesting to see how this plays out in Utah, and how it continues to play out in Arizona for that matter.

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.

The author presents a story frame of the politicians’ view of Illegal immigration in Utah. Utah representatives are viewing and finding the best solutions of illegal immigration. They are comparing the future decision to following the footsteps of Arizona. The author gives a range of sources that provide evidence of politicians that are against and for laws for illegal immigration. This article shows supportive views of lawmakers such as Stephen Sandstrom who released a draft of Enforcement Act on Illegal Immigration. This shows that a Utah Representative wants to enforce strict laws such as Arizona. By being unbiased, the author made a point to show that there are representatives who are against strict laws of illegal ... More »

This news article involves the institutional basis of framing. It relates to the issue of immigration at a federal level and at a state level. It compares Utah to Arizona within the issue of the Immigration Enforcement Act. I think this is an example of good journalism because it is not biased, except in the case of some of the language used. The questionable term "aliens" was used just as frequently as illegal immigrant. Other than that, the author did a good job on reporting the issue of immigration in Utah and whether or not they will follow Arizona's lead in creating immigration bills. Many sources were used from both sides of the issue. Institutional framing was appropriately used in this story because it is relative to the ... More »

I believed this was a simple but well written article. While the story lacks a lot of hard facts on the subject, the reader still feels knowledgeable about the subject matter once they are through with the article. The stories main purpose is to create awareness of what the politicians of Utah are doing in order to address illegal immigration; the writer accomplishes this mission by interviewing a lot of important people that are role players in terms of passing legislation. Amongst some of the interviewees is the Utah representative who wrote the bill, the senate president who supports the bill, the state chair of the Utah Republican Hispanic Assembly who is ethically opposed to the bill, and a Democratic Senator who is ... More »