Is Mexico not allowing their citizens move to America? The article I chose from the New York Times: “Trump’s Surprising New Ally in Mexico? The Government” informs their readers about Mexico and their role in immigration. They discuss that Mexican authorities are preventing asylum seekers and refugees from migrating to the United States before they even reach the border. It also discusses Mexico’s new president’s, Lopez Obrador, role and he is currently choosing politics so he does not threaten his relationship with Trump and the United States. The articles also reviews the issues happening, for example the people who get stuck between the cities who are allowing entry and who are not or the people in danger in unfamiliar areas. Also, Trump wants asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they wait for approval and the people try to flee the danger in their home are stuck their waiting with worry.
The New York Times is a relatively centered and credible, but they still use emotional words. A major one is in their headline, they use the word surprising in reference to Mexico potentially helping the United States. It is already swaying your thoughts with theirs that it should not be expected of Mexico. It also uses strong words like “violating”, “jeopardizing”, and “fleeing”. One strong paragraph said: When they begin talking about Tijuana, they talk about how “the Trump administration has plunged” asylum seekers and that they are “forcibly” sent, and then continuing to say “killings int Tijuana have skyrocketed“. The authors of the article could have used less strong, emotional words, to stay more centered in biases.
Article Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/world/americas/mexico-migration-trump.html