The first Article I read was Kings, (see below for references and links), as it came across to me as a broad update on the immigration situation in its entirety. King began by speaking of his helicopter flight over the steel wall separating a part of Mexico from Arizona. Below is an excerpt from the story showing how he has explained the stories focus without just simply stating the facts.
"But from a helicopter above, the border is a steel barrier that stands out along the riverbank and against the desert sands, and is the dividing line that gets the most attention from those crying to cross illegally and those who believe recent efforts to bolster U.S. border security have been riddled with wrong choices."
I believe this may be one of the better articles I have read. It is short and to the point, yet contains new information relevant to, and covering what readers following the immigration debate want to know.
The next article I chose was written by N.C. Aizenman of the Washington Post. This article was covered new findings in an old investigation of some corrupt police officers arresting immigrants, and suspected immigrants to meet their quota for a certain time period. While the story was riddled with details that made it a bit more difficult to read, Aizenman brought up great human interest points that kept the reader interested. Here is an example of how he did this:
"And although many of the 24 Latinos detained at the 7-Eleven were found to have been in the country illegally, 14 were not fugitive immigrants. One, Ernesto Guillen, was merely stopping for coffee on his way to join his wife at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where their 4-year-old son was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia."
This article as most other immigration articles, contained pertinent facts about how immigration policies are being upheld in our country and how they are being abused in some cases.
Overall this weeks articles were very similar to others in past weeks, that is why I only chose these two. The broad update and coverage of the immigration debate given by King stood out for it's high writing quality and structure. It was easy to read, intelligent and made no point other than to educate the readers.
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Resources:
"Border fence is a dividing line in immigration debate" by John King CNN Chief National Correspondent
"Conflicting Accounts of an ICE Raid in Md." by N.C. Aizenman, staff writer for the Washington Post
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OK. This is a better written post this week. Just try to be direct, use simple declarative sentences, and don't confuse the reader--regardless of the style of writing. A coupel nit-picks: in the first sentence, no need to capitalize "Article." And in the last graf, "week's" should be possessive. Rules of good grammar and spelling prevail, even if this blogging. Watch for TV reporting on the immigration issue. I'd like to see your critique of that. There may be something fairly new posted on youtube. Score: 8/10
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