Thematic Synthesis Essay “The New American Slavery” and “All You Americans Are Fired” are a set of articles written by Buzzfeed reporters Jessica Garrison, Ken Bensinger, and Jeremy Singer-Vine. The article “The New American Slavery” shows the unfair treatment H-2 visa workers receive and how authorities rarely do anything to help them, while the article “All You Americans Are Fired” goes into detail about how companies are filling job positions with H-2 visa workers but are purposely outing Americans of jobs by doing so. Although the articles talk about different topics both articles share the same theme and point of view. Garrison, Bensinger, and Singer-Vine use the nonfiction elements theme, style, and point of view to show how American companies are taking advantage of the H-2 Visa program
…show more content…
In “The New American Slavery” they quote an H-2 visa worker named Olivia Garfias, she says “We live where we work, and we can’t leave,” said Olivia Guzman Garfias, who has been coming to Louisiana as a guest worker from her small town in Mexico since 1997. “We are tied to the company. Our visas are in the company’s name. If the pay and working conditions aren’t as we wish, who can we complain to? We are like modern-day slaves.” (66). Then, in “All You Americans Are Fired” they quote an American worker named Derrick Green “We want to go to work and work all day,” said Derrick Green, 32, a father of six who said he was fired by Hamilton Growers in 2012 after only three weeks picking squash. “But they don’t want that” (90). Both quotes from the articles are told in third person point of view. Third person point of view is used because they are quoting the workers and Americans from multiple interviews. This gives the reader insight of the H-2 workers and Americans personal experiences, allowing readers to connect with the characters while also keeping the article
In “The New American Slavery” they quote an H-2 visa worker named Olivia Garfias, she says “We live where we work, and we can’t leave,” said Olivia Guzman Garfias, who has been coming to Louisiana as a guest worker from her small town in Mexico since 1997. “We are tied to the company. Our visas are in the company’s name. If the pay and working conditions aren’t as we wish, who can we complain to? We are like modern-day slaves.” (66). Then, in “All You Americans Are Fired” they quote an American worker named Derrick Green “We want to go to work and work all day,” said Derrick Green, 32, a father of six who said he was fired by Hamilton Growers in 2012 after only three weeks picking squash. “But they don’t want that” (90). Both quotes from the articles are told in third person point of view. Third person point of view is used because they are quoting the workers and Americans from multiple interviews. This gives the reader insight of the H-2 workers and Americans personal experiences, allowing readers to connect with the characters while also keeping the article