Best Rewrites

Full Argumentative Research Paper Trump Nationalism Model

Grace Moua

English 2105

Professor Dr. Gill

May 07, 2024

“The Best Writing is Rewriting”: 3 Draft(s), Teacher Conferences, Peer Mentors, 6 Scholarly Sources were used to inform divided stasis and three supports for this rhetor’s main claim

Key Quote: “current campaigns create political communication strategies to reach specific chunks of the population” (Larrosa-Fuentes)

 

(Expert’s Provocative Title) Representations of Latinos in a Democratic Party Campaign in the United States: Identity Ownership, Narratives, and Values

 

ACAR Introduction Paragraph

          (Hook) America serves as a representation of diversity and multiculturalism however Juan Larrosa-Fuentes, a researcher and professor of sociocultural studies, points out how many Americans and their political leaders want a monolithic society when stating, “Trump wanted to erase foreign cultures, and one way of doing that was by enforcing a monolingual society” (Larrosa-Fuentes 2022). (Bridge) Larrossa-Fuentes’ message to Americans is to recognize how damaging the actions of political figures are for minority groups and all people of color when proposing nationalist ideals. (Divided Stasis/Thesis Sentence) (Opponents Claim) Although opponents of multiculturalism and globalism claim that immigrants and minorities contribute nothing to society besides threatening job security, (Rhetor’s Main Claim) minority groups actually bring greater benefits to America’s economy as they (Reason/Support 1) have entrepreneurial spirits that contribute to the economic growth of the United States (Larrossa-Fuentes 2022), (Reason/Support 2) they work hard and assist in contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy (Larrossa-Fuentes 2022), and (Reason/Support 3) they build a strong diverse representation of America’s core values (Larrossa-Fuentes 2022).

 

Concession/Refutation Paragraph: Main Claim + Support 1 Paragraph

          (Concession/Refutation) It is indeed true that many Americans feel as though minority groups and most especially immigrant minority groups threaten the pinnacle of America. (Scholarly Source 1) Shaoqing Zhou, a researcher at the Division of World Nationalities, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasizes how “the emergence of evangelical nationalism is a preview of the American crisis of modernity” (Zhou 2023). Zhou declares that the increase of evangelical nationalism has a direct link to the “modernity” of the United States with the influx of diversity that is occurring. (Scholarly Source 2) Other proponents of nationalism such as Erzsebet-Mirjam Socaciu, a faculty member at Babes-Bolyai University argues that nationalism has a positive effect on policies when stating how “religious nationalism grants churches and other religious groups the ability to impact public policy” (Socaciu 2023). Socaciu points out how religious nationalism leads to a stronger want for domestic assets in government which has a greater positive affect than immigration and globalism.  (Scholarly Source 3) Additionally, faculty member at Stanford University Susan Olzak also points out how “there is a broad cultural and ideological movement associated with ethno nationalism that is in part driven by an ideology that views ethnic diversity as a threat” (Olzak 2023). Olzak points out how Americans who feel threatened by ethnic diversity lean towards ethno-nationalism which then influences the growth of right-wing violence. (Refutation:Rhetor’s Main Claim + Support 1) Regardless of how threatened American citizens feel in regards to diversity in the United States, immigrants aren’t the people limiting the freedoms in the United States. (Toulmin Warrant) The freedoms granted in the United States aren’t being restricted or negatively impacted by immigrants but rather by the American citizens themselves who aren’t abiding by the constitution. (Scholarly Source 1) Eric Jones, a faculty member at the University of South Florida argues that international migration doesn’t threaten the United States when stating how “the institution of citizenship might see growing challenges because of increasing domestic divisions” (Jones 1999). Jones’ statement points out how it isn’t the actions of immigrants that are affecting the United States but rather the division of American citizens revolving around the topic of immigration. American citizens are so divided about the topic of immigration that the nation suffers as a result. (Scholarly Source 2) Juan Larrosa-Fuentes, an associate professor of Sociocultural Studies at the Instituto Tecnológico y de estudios Superiores de Occidente, argues that immigrants have deep cognitive skills and cultural attributes that American citizens refuse to acknowledge when stating how “current campaigns create political communication strategies to reach specific chunks of the populations” (Larrosa-Fuentes 2022). Larossa-Fuentes points out how American citizens such as Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign called upon immigrants and minority groups to gain their votes. Regardless of personal opinion, Americans will still choose to rely on immigrants and diverse groups to win government positions and to change policies. (Scholarly Source 3) Lastly, journalist Michael T. Light points out the unnecessary amount of punishment the United States justice system gives to immigrants when mentioning how “state institutions and judicial actors will be more punitive against the criminality of non-state members” (Light 2017). The extreme punishment the judicial courts place upon immigrants is a result of a bias that shouldn’t exist in the courts–especially in a nation where a fair and just trial is written into the law.  (Conclusion) Utilizing the information provided above, it can be concluded that the controversy of globalism versus nationalism in the United States only does more harm than good to the nation as the divide amongst citizens doesn’t prove to have positive changes in policy.

Summation Paragraph

          (Summation: Argue that your stance on the issue is best for society) The controversy revolving around immigrants in America shouldn’t exist as it only proves as a demonstration of the failure of the United States’ government. American citizens feel threatened by ethnic diversity and take actions against immigrants and minority groups which only goes against the values of the United States. As a result of the information provided above, it can be concluded that immigration and globalism reflects the instability amongst American citizens. The United States is known for its values of freedom and equality for all yet American citizens refuse to give those same inalienable rights to others.