Rhetorical Strategies in Eduardo Porter’s “Can Immigration Hurt the Economy? An Old Prejudice Returns.” Those who claim that immigrants have caused a decline in productivity did not provide any evidence. Author Eduardo Porter, wrote “Can Immigration Hurt the Economy? An Old Prejudice Returns,” published in February 14th, 2017 in The New York Times. Author argues that a lot of economist who studied how immigrants’ effects to America’s economic and stock markets, that they insist immigrants creates enfeeble economic from their diverse cultural. Yet, have not provide any evidence. Author Eduardo Porter criticize about economist who support immigrants weakened America’s economic situation using other economist’s evidence. However, toward the end of this article, his personal trust and emotional appeals were lean towards to President Trump, that this article was not directed to support immigrants who receive unjust treatments. In the article, author Eduardo Porter explained how United States has worked hard to keep foreigners out. As he introducing how America limited immigrants less than two except from Northern and Western Europe back in 1890. But on 1965, he explained it gets …show more content…
Author wrote questions himself to critic questions (If immigrants' culture affects American productivity, reducing investments, how big it could be immigration have to be to yield that affect? (Eduardo Porter)) those who read this articles including who are gave an opinion about immigrants are brining negative to America’s economic situation. Author’s argument appeals to readers to feel immigrants are nothing to do with America’s negative economic situation. But author’s emotional and personal trust start to leaning on President Trump. Author mentioned President Trump few times from the beginning but it was not too strong that readers might think author’s point of view is not on President