Immigration: Diverse Universities Need to Read This Article!
I am writing this in response to Mae M. Ngai’s article “Reforming Immigration for Good”. Whether it should be published in UTA’s student run newspaper The Shorthorn. In reading Ngai’s article, I have used the skills of TRACE and the six points of arguments to decide my position. While also taking into account the readers of The Shorthorn. Who are a very diverse group of individuals with different backgrounds and discourse communities. UTA is the “fifth most diverse” (Sullivan) university in America. Topics like immigration hit home with a large percentage of the student body. With this in mind I am for the article being published. Articles like Ngai’s are important for the UTA’s student body to read. Because, a large group of the students and faculty can relate to process of becoming an American citizen, as well as the other half are interested in immigration reform with the proximity of the Mexico and Texas border, making this a hot topic issue. Although the language in this article may be too complex for some of our demographic. It causes people to think critically and outside of the box and their own opinions. Perfect for our paper and our readers who care about and want to be informed with current events. Ngai’s central claim is “Legalization of the undocumented is humane and practical, but the proposals for controlling future immigration are almost certain to fail.”(Ngai). She says the process in place right
I am writing this in response to Mae M. Ngai’s article “Reforming Immigration for Good”. Whether it should be published in UTA’s student run newspaper The Shorthorn. In reading Ngai’s article, I have used the skills of TRACE and the six points of arguments to decide my position. While also taking into account the readers of The Shorthorn. Who are a very diverse group of individuals with different backgrounds and discourse communities. UTA is the “fifth most diverse” (Sullivan) university in America. Topics like immigration hit home with a large percentage of the student body. With this in mind I am for the article being published. Articles like Ngai’s are important for the UTA’s student body to read. Because, a large group of the students and faculty can relate to process of becoming an American citizen, as well as the other half are interested in immigration reform with the proximity of the Mexico and Texas border, making this a hot topic issue. Although the language in this article may be too complex for some of our demographic. It causes people to think critically and outside of the box and their own opinions. Perfect for our paper and our readers who care about and want to be informed with current events. Ngai’s central claim is “Legalization of the undocumented is humane and practical, but the proposals for controlling future immigration are almost certain to fail.”(Ngai). She says the process in place right