Shakira puts her two sense in on the fight against immigration in Arizona. What impact will this have on the families who are currently abusing the system and living in our country illegally? The focus Shakira used was on Latinos; what will this bill do to these people? Arizona is trying to enforce police officers to study backgrounds and check to make sure people are living in the state legally, if there is suspect that they are not. If this law shall pass, it will go into effect in 90 days and would require those immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times. There is belief however that it will create government-sanctioned racial profiling by critics. Shakira claimed that she has spoken with Latino women who are scared about how this will affect their lives and families. She explained that these families will be living in fear of contacting the police/reporting a crime and will now have to protect themselves from the government. Shakira, Colombian born, will also be impacted as a result of this law because she is undocumented here. But, to what extent are we allowing aliens into our country. Our country is living in fear of these immigrants, and although they may not be doing harm; our nation needs to look out for it's citizens above all; the American taxpayers not the potential terrorists.
We discussed in class how celebrities, such as Shakira impact the voters. By having celebrities endorse/reject politics, they may sway the opinions of their supporters. Shakira is using ethos to persuade the audience. She describes actual personal stories to the press on how Latina women are scared and how they will be negatively affected after presenting the logic of the bill that may potentially become a law. Ethos, or how the audience views her gives her authority to speak on behalf of the bill.
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