The Framing of Immigration A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION by George Lakoff and Sam Ferguson Abstract: Framing is at the center of the recent immigration debate. Simply framing it as about “immigration” has shaped its politics‚ defining what count as “problems” and constraining the debate to a narrow set of issues. The language is telling. The linguistic framing is remarkable: frames for illegal immigrant‚ illegal alien‚ illegals‚ undocumented workers‚ undocumented immigrants‚ guest workers
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monte‚ Joan Carla ILLEGAL FISHING The Philippines ranked 11th among the top fish producing countries in 2003 with the production of 2.63 million tonnes of fish‚ crustaceans‚ molluscs and aqua plants. As an archipelagic state with over 2.2 million km of highly productive seas‚ the Philippines has vast fishery resources‚ and the most biodiverse marine area in the world. However all the country ’s main fish species and marine organisms are showing signs of overfishing. Illegal fishing methods kill
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Immigration Reform is obviously a big issue in America today. I mean everywhere you go; you either see something about or read about it. There is no exact number as to how many illegal immigrants cross the border‚ but it is estimated to be around 11 to 12 million. This has become a major political and social issue because of the continued flow of illegal immigrants. There is nothing really around that will stop this problem. Nothing has really been done‚ I mean there are borders and all‚ but who
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Illegal Logging Illegal logging and the international trade in illegally logged timber is a major problem for many timber-producing countries. Illegal logging degrades forests‚ costs governments billions of dollars‚ promotes corruption‚ and funds armed conflict. It impedes sustainable development in some of the poorest countries of the world. Global Witness’s first campaign looked at how ‘conflict timber’ was funding the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Our investigations led to the Thai-Cambodia border
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Higher Modern Studies Immigration and the USA Keir Lynch 5W1 June 2014 Every year‚ 700‚000 immigrants move to the United States of America in search of a better life with the hope of one day living the American Dream. It is not hard to see why the US is so appealing. As US citizen’s‚ immigrants can earn more and are protected with the rights of the constitution‚ they are less likely to be living in poverty and there are endless opportunities. Often‚ these pull factors exceed anything
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The illegal drug The legalization of drugs is a common topic in America today. Many believe that drug use should be legalized‚ but I completely disagree. Drugs are frequently used today and they are illegal‚ the consequences that would grow if they were made legal would be more than this country can take on. In my opinion‚ three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues‚ the effects it would have on the criminal justice system‚ and the increase
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Illegal Immigrants Why Not? Immigrants‚ or as many call‚ aliens‚ are everywhere in this country. We hear jokes about them from those with humor‚ and we read about how they should all be shipped back to their countries from those who claim illegal immigrants steal the American people ’s job. However‚ whatever one ’s position on the issue may be‚ the truth of the matter is there are over 20 million illegal immigrants in this country‚ and about 700 thousand more enter the country each year (center
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Immigration is the movement of non-native people in order to settle in a different place or country. People move out of their country of origin for many reasons. Whether it is for a better job‚ better education‚ or simply to be with loved ones‚ immigrants have come to the United States with dreams of living a better life. The United States is none other than a make up of immigrants from diverse countries. Immigrants have been coming to the United States since its founding and have shaped the way
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Keep it Illegal Weed‚ grass‚ ganja‚ cannabis‚ are some of the most common slang terms used to describe marijuana. Marijuana is the most common and used drug throughout the world and is believed to do more harm than good. The physical and mental trauma you put your body through when smoking marijuana‚ effects not just the brain‚ but can affect your entire body. Marijuana was used in a religious environment throughout Africa‚ Asia and Europe‚ or also known as the Old World. Some religious groups did
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) conducted by President Ronald Reagan is viewed as one of the most important policy implementations in U.S. immigration history. As drafted‚ IRCA was incorporated to be a policy to control and prevent all illegal immigration that took place in the U.S.‚ but the policy was for basically directed at stopping the flow of Mexican immigrants that continues to this day‚ to be the largest immigration flow in the world. Daniel Tichenor writes in Dividing
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