217;t our ancestors move here for this same purpose? David does not usestats in this portion of his argument but rather tries to appeal to an American citizens belief infreedom, and this is what leads to his next argument.David now looks at the belief that noncitizen immigrants should not be entitled to theconstitutional rights. More than an argument, this portion of David’s essay talks simply of what isactually happening in the States. He uses a case he is currently handling as his basis. In this casethe government argues that resident aliens should not be allowed rights beyond that which aregiven to aliens applying from abroad. What that basically means is that they would get no rightsat all. David uses this evidence of discrimination in an attempt to hit home with the Americancitizen that believes in equal rights. David doesn’t say much about why immigrants should not bediscriminated against, but rather, assumes that the reader will find this act of discriminationappalling. While this may be true, it does weaken his argument slightly, when perhaps some formof reason against these actions would have strengthened it. Over-all he uses good appeal to theemotions in this section and that will suit his purposes.Once again I must reiterate, if you are a Know-Nothing you would need a strong counterargument to defeat David Cole’s “Five Myths about Immigration”. He uses great examples andkeeps the reader interested in his topic. He addresses the opposition quite well which adds a largeamount of strength to his argument. David also has outstanding credentials which add asubstantial amount of credibility to the writings, including those with no sources. An over-alllook shows us that his is a great argument with good structure and balance. David Cole did whathe needed to do to get the job done and that is what makes a good argument.Works cited pageBarnet, Sylvan and Hugo Bedau, eds. Current Issues and E...
