Analysis Of America's Mixed Messages To Foreigners At The Gate

In his op-ed piece “America’s mixed messages to foreigners at the gate,” published in the Seattle Times in 2004, Ruben Navarrette, Jr dives into a topic prevalent if not more so in the fourteen years that have passed since this article’s publication. Navarrette criticizes the message broadcasted to those who immigrate to America and specifically from Latin America illegally: “Come legally, or don’t come at all.” He not only retorts in his op-ed piece how oxymoronic this message comes across by providing examples of these messages which present mixed signals from issues such as employment, education, and taxation but also continues to perpetuate the narrative on America’s disorganization and lack of a clear plan. Navarrette opens his piece with the criticism that the message America conveys to those particularly in Latin America as it does not get through to these immigrants due to the exuberant
With a topic as versatile as immigration with social, political and economic ties in American policy the use of deductive reasoning does not dispense much trust in the author’s reasoning since it comes after the conclusion. The immediate presentation of his claim has the rest of the article trying its best to meet the qualification of making it true. And true or not, the evidence given lacks in sound logic. Furthermore, instead of relying on clear, factual evidence that solidifies each point the use of dialogue afterward does quite the opposite. An example of this is, “Demands that immigrants blend into their surroundings” and yet no “demands” take place. Without giving a clear indication of the information and remaining transparent in each of his arguments the vague wording in each point instead of being agreed or disagreed with leaves confusion on problematic choices being made and not being