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Editorial

Posted on February 28th, 2007 by noralindquist.
Categories: Uncategorized.

A Bad Report Card

This article is talking about how American high school students, mainly 12th graders are not proficient or excelling in reading and math skills. The argument is stating that the government is not doing their part in the education system. The No Child Left behind Act and the Higher Education Act that have been put in place has not been enforced by the government. The writer uses statistics to back up the argument, such as low test scores and how they have changed through out the years. The writer goes on to state that the national standards should be put in place for students and that the states should raise the bar for teaching qualifications. The writer does not hold a very strong argument because they do not define it well, what the reason for the low test scores are and there they do not provide sources for their statistics.

Family Second

This editorial is asking the question of who should live and work in the U.S. The writer states that it should be a priority that the workers that are coming to the U.S. are entering legally and with just cause. The writer says that most permanent resident visas (green cards) go to foreign born relatives of the U.S. and only a small percent of this is connected to employment. He is saying that this is not right because there is a shortage of visas for scientists, engineers, mathematics, doctors and nurses.  He goes on to say that our economy depends on these skilled immigrants but we have no visas for them. The visas that are being handed out are going to people’s family, which extends to that families family and so on. The writer of this editorial is also an author of a book that is related to this subject and therefore he has credibility when it comes to his research and how he uses his statistics or examples of how our economy could improve if we changed the laws on immigration. He provides valid points and backs these points up with statistics and thoughts.

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