Will DACA Parents Be Forced to Leave Their U.S.-Citizen Children Behind?
In news article, Will DACA Parents Be Forced to Leave Their U.S.-Citizen Children Behind?, Priscilla Alvarez, news writer for The Atlantic, disagrees with the president's actions on the subject of deporting parents of U.S. citizen children. “With the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an estimated 200,000 children are at risk of losing their parents.” Priscilla says. She develops her point of view by first giving the reader straight facts. “Unless Congress passes a law granting legal status, 700,000 DACA recipients are terrified that they will be deported...most of whom are parents of U.S. citizens.” Alvarez’s purpose is to help to gain support for …show more content…
Priscilla establishes an explicit tone, for example “25.7 percent of DACA recipients have a child who is a U.S. citizen”. Alvarez gives precise information leaving nothing out to ensure that the readers understand the severity of what the president is trying to enforce. Additionally, empathy is continuously put in the news article in hopes to spark the emotion in the reader and gain support. “Although they have a secure status, the constant fear of losing a parent or coming home and not knowing if your parent is going to be here is something we’ve seen rise,” Priscilla hopes to show that these kids are suffering from horrors that no child should have to go through. Lastly, Alvarez utilizes foreshadowing to prove that kicking out DACA recipients is a bad idea. “Still, the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA effects hundreds of thousands of its beneficiaries, and as many prepare to face the risk of deportation again, they’ll also have to wrestle with what comes next for their families, including their American children.” Anything ranging from never seeing each other again to having the entire family move out of the United States could
In news article, Will DACA Parents Be Forced to Leave Their U.S.-Citizen Children Behind?, Priscilla Alvarez, news writer for The Atlantic, disagrees with the president's actions on the subject of deporting parents of U.S. citizen children. “With the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an estimated 200,000 children are at risk of losing their parents.” Priscilla says. She develops her point of view by first giving the reader straight facts. “Unless Congress passes a law granting legal status, 700,000 DACA recipients are terrified that they will be deported...most of whom are parents of U.S. citizens.” Alvarez’s purpose is to help to gain support for …show more content…
Priscilla establishes an explicit tone, for example “25.7 percent of DACA recipients have a child who is a U.S. citizen”. Alvarez gives precise information leaving nothing out to ensure that the readers understand the severity of what the president is trying to enforce. Additionally, empathy is continuously put in the news article in hopes to spark the emotion in the reader and gain support. “Although they have a secure status, the constant fear of losing a parent or coming home and not knowing if your parent is going to be here is something we’ve seen rise,” Priscilla hopes to show that these kids are suffering from horrors that no child should have to go through. Lastly, Alvarez utilizes foreshadowing to prove that kicking out DACA recipients is a bad idea. “Still, the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA effects hundreds of thousands of its beneficiaries, and as many prepare to face the risk of deportation again, they’ll also have to wrestle with what comes next for their families, including their American children.” Anything ranging from never seeing each other again to having the entire family move out of the United States could