Assignment: Persuasion
The Los Angeles Times editorial"The Meaning of U.S. Citizenship" presents a number of controversial proposals to reform U.S. immigration policy, including:
1. Immigrants who are in the country illegally should be given a "path to citizenship".
2. Children born to parents who are not here legally should not be entitled to "birthright citizenship"
3. Young people who are here illegally should be provided with a special "path to citizenship" if they meet certain educational or military service requirements (as in the DREAM Act).
4. Young people who are here illegally should be allowed to stay indefinitely as non naturalized residents without the full rights of citizenship.
Write a persuasive essay arguing for or against one of the four proposals above.Support your argument with reasons and evidence, including (1) at least one quote or paraphrese of a specific passage from each of two of the articles below AND(2)at least one quote or paraphrese od a specific passage from a newspaper, magazine,or journal article from ojne of the library databases.
• "The Meaning of U.S. Citizenship' by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
• "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant" by Jose Antonio Vargas, New York Times
• "Why U.S. Citizenship Matters" by Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
• "Fewer Migrants Mean More Benefits" by Mark Krikorian, Los Angeles Times
• "Think of Undocumented Immigrants as Parents. Not Problems" by Roberto Suro and Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, New York Times
Links to the above articles -https://mstompkinsblog.wordpress.com
Guidelines:
• Your final draft should be at least three full pages long and have at least five paragraphs.
• Your essay should contain an explicit thesis statement that expresses your agreement OR disagreement with one of the four proposals above.
• Support your thesis statement with reasons and evidence in the form of specific, detailed examples from your personal experience, observation, and at least two of the supporting articles above, and from an article you locate on one of the library databases. Be sure to introduce each source's title, author, and publication.
• Begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence that expresses the main point of the paragraph.