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Jose Antonio Vargas said; ”The scariest stranger of all is the United States government. It could deport you from the place you call home. That’s a fear I live with”1 in the article is posted in The New York Times (2017). Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist, filmmaker and immigration rights activist.

In addition, Jose is the author of “’Dreamers’ Put Their Trust in DACA”. The text “’Dreamers’ Put Their Trust in DACA” explores the topic of immigration. More specifically it focuses on the immigrants that are known as “dreamers”.

From this starting point, the aim of this essay to analyze if Jose Antonio Vargas is thriving in communicating his message with a focus on his use of forms of appeal and argumentative features.

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The article is posted in The New York Times, which is one of the most influential media in America. The newspaper is known for being liberal orientated and sharing articles for the democratic party. “’Dreamers’ Put Their Trust in DACA” is written as an opinion article.

The article emphases and illuminates the immigration question in the united states, while it enlightens the audience about the program DACA; ‘Deferred Action for childhoods Arrivals’. DACA is a program that gives temporary protection to undocumented child migrants in the US. It protects illegal immigrants from expulsion.

This program was established under the presidential period of Barack Obama and is therefore at stake now that Donald Trump has the presidential post in America.