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Ian Jenkins
Instructor Douglas
English 112-01
18 April 2017
With the recent election of our forty-fifth president of the United States, many major
issues have arisen beyond the comfort of the freedom barrier. Immigration and unauthorized
foreigners have been problematic for the United States since eleven September 2001. Mr. Martin
author of Election of Donald Trump and migration has constructed a scholarly article
describing the action Honorable President Donald Trump has completed to control the amount of
immigration that takes place in the United States. This specific article was written with the intent
of every American citizen to be informed about what action President Trump is taking against the
subject of immigration laws in the United States (Martin 161). According to Mr. Martin, the
United States is being bombarded by unauthorized foreigner; however, robust laws need to be
emplaced in order to control the immigration population in major cities around the United States.
Illegal Immigration Threatens U.S. Security by Kirk A. Johnson gives a wonderful article
describing the negative effects immigration has on national security. Immigrant Detention by
Reed Karaim, has written a scholarly article describing immigration in the United States as a
whole. Karamin describes the events and number of immigrants in federal prisons due to a
criminal act. Among reading a paragraph, he describes the difference in government polices
ranging from very restrictive, to welcoming immigrants with health care and life entails free of
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charge(Karaim 889). However, Karamin also states that gaining entrance into the United States is
a temporarily achievement according to the individuals that do so, but could lead to physical and
mental discomfort if accused of being an illegal and sent back by deportation to which can take
This scholarly article written by Mr. Martin talks about President Trump addressing the
immigration problems we have currently in the United States, and the effort to enforce new laws.
The article portrays the message of the amount of unauthorized people living in the United States
that are not accounted for, but are still taking advantage of our military supplied freedom (Martin
161). As the reader, I agree with the message of providing the United States with heavier laws
and procedures to control the immigration population, however still allowing the freedom for
others to visit and live the American dream (Martin 161). Donald Trump informs the United
States including the author of this article with direct statements and facts proven by statistics
given throughout the paper. While providing evidence to prove the statements are correct, is also
gives the reader confidence that everything stated in the article is accurate, and by enforcing new
laws that protect the people will work. Logos seems to be the form of writing Mr. Martin is
trying to follow, by providing an argument based on facts, evidence and reason (Martin 161). Mr.
Martin has included the number of unauthorized foreigners for the past ten years that have been
recorded for criminal actions, many paragraphs are written with extreme detail including dates
and location that negatively talks about immigration that takes place in the United States (Martin
161). However, through the article Mr. Martin talks about the control of immigration under the
ruling of the forty-forth president, Barak H. Obama, and how out of control this topic became.
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This scholarly article titled Immigrant Detention by Reed Karaim, is written for the
intended audience of the general public to better understand the system and conditions immigrant
are faced with if caught in the United States illegally. According to research done by Mr. Karaim,
he states that over 425,000 undocumented immigrants are held in over 250 federal prisons
around the United States for criminal activity (Karaim 889). A statement made my Mr. Karamin,
talks about developing stronger laws on immigrant detention will cause fear in the peoples eyes
and reduce the number of undocumented people crossing the borders every year. As the reader,
do not believe this will solve the problem; many immigrants are here for work to support
families back across the water (Karaim 889). This article written uses the rhetoric form of pathos,
by describing the conditions and physical discomfort used to handle the immigrants that are
caught by police. Mr. Karaim has stated that most immigrants detained in federal prisons are held
behind bars for months and years until a court date is arranged, causing mental discomfort due to
the long period of time away from distant family members (Karaim 889). This article, in addition
to the previous article by Mr. Martin, both include very detailed dates and locations to fully
understand the information given. Exact percentages are listed, allowing for everyone good
comprehension and reasoning. As the reader, an organized structure is found throughout the
article, starting with a detailed introduction of what the entire paper is based from. According to
the thesis statement at the beginning, every page includes a form of pathos in the emotional field
of writing.
With the growing concern of immigration in the United States only time and proper
leadership will be able to help the major problem since September 11th, 2001. The article written
by Mr. Karaim titled Immigrant Detention gives its audience a clear understanding of the
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culture and laws we have in place for dealing with illegal immigration. According to Mr. Karaim,
the United States does not have a good system of deporting illegal immigrant quickly out of this
country. As the reader, understanding that many people are stuck in federal prison for month and
years before being sent back to family and work. As the reader, Mr. Karaims article was the
most effective in fulfilling his personal belief on the topic of immigration detention. Using
pathos is an extremely good way of persuading someone to believe in the same topic as you. He
describes the mental and physical discomfort immigrants are gone through if caught on
American soil illegally. Mr. Karaim appeals to his audience the best, which is the general
American population, taking about the disconnection of family members for years at a time. The
scholarly article written my Mr. Martin titled Election of Donald Trump and migration tells the
truth about the culture in America against the immigration population. He says that the United
States welcomes immigrants to travel into the county, however strong laws need to be enforced
to control the amount of undocumented people crossing the borders without the clearance.
However, as the reader, both articles prove a good point when it comes to immigration in the
United States, laws need be too enforced to control the overwhelming population of unauthorized
people.
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Works cited
Karaim, Reed. "Immigrant Detention." CQ Researcher 23 Oct. 2015: 889-912. Web. 4 Feb.
2017. http://library.cqpress.com.ezproxy.cpcc.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?
id=cqresrre2015102300&type=hitlist&num=0
Kane, Tim, and Kirk A. Johnson. "Illegal Immigration Threatens U.S. Security." Immigration,
url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010362244/OVIC?u=centralp&xid=f9f856ab.
Martin, Philip L. VIEWPOINT: Election of Donald Trump and Migration. Migration Letters,
url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1862139228?accountid=100008.
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