The articles that I read were about Trump’s recent decision to end the DACA program after six months. These articles came from NBC News and Fox News.
NBC News’s article was titled “Trump Ends DACA Program, No New Applications Accepted.” By reading the article, I got the sense that the writer supported DACA. This was due to the fact that the writer cast aside Trump’s idea on the matter as confusing and “all over the map” while emphasizing Jeff Sessions’s strong hostility towards the DACA program. Additionally, the article presents a lot of quotes and opinions from both Democrat and Republican politicians in favor of the program. The author also includes the fact that DACA recipients whose benefits will expire by March 5, 2018 can file a renewal before October 5, 2017. This shows sympathy and support for those who are and will be affected by this decision.
Fox News’s article was titled “What Is DACA and Why Is the Trump Administration Ending It?” The way in which this article was written differed greatly from NBC’s article. For starters, the author of this article uses the word “amnesty” to help explain what the DACA program was. When compared to what the DACA program actually does and how people have typically used the word when describing the program, “amnesty” is used in this article with a negative connotation. Additionally, the article uses the word “minors” to refer to the children recipients of DACA. The diction of the author forces a more political responsibility upon the children who have received DACA. Unlike NBC’s article, Fox’s article has many quotes from politicians, mostly from the Republican party, sharing their support for the dismantling of DACA. This shows that the author was not very supportive of DACA and wanted to focus on the negativity around it.
Citations:
Edelman, Adam. “Trump Ends DACA Program, No New Applications Accepted”. NBC News. 5 Sept., 2017. Retrieved from: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-dreamers-daca-immigration-announcement-n798686
Schallhorn, Kaitlyn. “What Is DACA and Why Is the Trump Administration Ending It?” Fox News Politics. 7 Sept., 2017. Retrieved from: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/07/what-is-daca-and-why-is-trump-administration-ending-it.html
