Kurt Eichenwald's Views On Illegal Immigration

Kurt Eichenwald, a New York Times bestselling author, and contributor of NewsWeek.com emphasizes, “No fence, no matter how high, will solve [illegal immigration] the problem.” Starting in 1978, illegal immigration began to increase drastically (Eichenwald). People began to fear that their jobs would be taken by illegal immigrants. The first decision to approach this problem was through the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The US Congress and President Ronald Reagan created this act. This solution proposed that financial penalties would be given to those that hired immigrants. However, this solution was unproductive because farmers began to protest that they were losing devoted workers. Mexicans crossing the southern United States border are turning to drug cartels, prostitution, …show more content…
Pathos is when satirists go from a serious topic to a ridiculous matter. It is also a device that appeals to the readers emotions. Sarah Palin, an American politician explained her views on illegal immigration to Fox News. Palin claims, “’Native Americans should go back to Nativia” which is a ridiculous statement mocking illegal immigration (Barkeley). This is ridiculous because Native Americans have nowhere to ‘go back to’. Native Americans are called this because they are quote native to America. They were the first people to live on our country and therefore have no other country to go back to. Barkeley brings out the humor in this article by focusing on Sarah Palin’s interview and twisting her words to make her sound ridiculous. The Daily Currant uses a juvenalian tone to get his message across to readers. The title “Sarah Palin: ‘Native Americans Should go back to Nativia’” uses political satire to produce a juvenalian tone. Pathos is how Daniel Barkeley uses satire to get his message about illegal immigration to his