Two articles with different view points on the boarder fence are, No Mas! Why the Border Fence is Not Enough, and Michael Ramos-Lynch '09: Border fence a bad idea - and illegal, too. The first article, No Mas! Why the Border Fence is Not Enough was written by Jon Stonger he is a novelist and short story writer. The other article is, Michael Ramos-Lynch '09: Border fence a bad idea - and illegal, too, an article that came out in the Brown Daily Herald. Both articles have opposing view points on the border fence. The first article agrees with the border fence. Second article believes that the border fence is a bad idea.
The first article talks about how the border fence in the south is doing good, keeping people out. It also talks about building a wall in the north because if the south wall is doing well then building a wall in the north will do well to. If a wall were to be build it would keep out more foreigners from circumnavigating to the U.S.A., along with terrorists, and drug dealers. Then the article talks about how, “If a wall works so well for the southern and northern border, why not extend it to the seas?” The author then talks about how we should build a wall in the seas. “The wall sections would extend several feet below the surface so that no one could swim underneath it.” To summarize this article, the author thinks that the border fence is a good idea and that there should be a wall in the north and in the seas.
The second article is about how the border fence is a bad idea, and how it’s unfair for immigrants. “The mayor of Laredo, Raul Salinas, stated in a National Public Radio report, "These are people that are sustaining our economy by forty percent, and I am gonna close the door on them and put a wall? You don't do that. It's like a slap in the face." (browndailyherald.com) “Texas Governor Rick Perry, have stated that the border should actually be less restrictive and that more money should be invested in supporting legal immigration.” (browndailyherald.com)The second article also says that the fence has harmed the animal’s environment. Besides being unfair for immigrants and harming animals, the governments made a 3 million mistake when building the fence. The border fence is also gerrymandering Native Americans that live along the border. “The border fence is therefore being built on a foundation of extensive injustices.” (browndailyherald.com). This article concludes that the border fence is a bad idea.
Both articles did mention that the border affects the environment, but that is the only thing that they have in common. No Mas! Why the Border Fence is Not Enough, and Michael Ramos-Lynch '09: Border fences a bad idea - and illegal, too, both had different view points on the border fence. No Mas! Why the Border Fence is Not Enough thinks that the border fence is a good idea and we should have more walls protecting the United States. Michael Ramos-Lynch '09: Border fence a bad idea - and illegal, too, talks about how the border fence is a bad idea and is unfair for Immigrants. Both articles with opposing view points.
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"Michael Ramos-Lynch '09: Border fence a bad idea - and illegal, too." www.browndailyherald.com. Jihan Chao · College Publisher powered by mtvU and MTV Networks, 12 Apr. 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.
Stonger, Jon. "No Mas! Why the Border Fence is Not Enough." Www.hereticalideas.com. 7 Aug. 2008. Web. 13 Oct. 2009.
This is interesting although I wonder if the "No Mas" article was actually a parody (it sounds so ridiculous it's hard to believe that was a serious opinion). I think the point about the money being spent to support legal immigration instead is a very good one. Pretty clear use of vocab.
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