Valedictorian Fights Deportation

In Miami, Florida, Daniela Pelaez is fighting the judge's ruling of having her and her sister Dayana Pelaez deported back to their home country of Colombia. Daniela and her sister have been in the United States for fourteen years and their brother was even permitted to become a citizen, who is now serving in the United States Military. Daniela is a senior at North Miami Senior High School, valedictorian of her class of 823, and has a 6.7 GPA. She has applied to many prestigious schools and was looking forward to choosing in April which college she will attend. Honestly, if the justice system allowed their brother to become a United States citizen, why wouldn't they allow his two sisters? The article implied that the two girls were both good kids with no records of trouble. It would be a terrible disappointment if they were shipped back to Colombia with all that they have achieved in their journey of the American dream.

John Couwels uses a heavy pathos appeal and quotes a credible source in his CNN article "Miami valedictorian fighting deportation". Couwels believes that Daniela and her sister should be allowed to stay in the United States and that it would be a disappointment for such a smart, hard-working person to be forced to leave. This is shown by how Couwels lists off her class rank, GPA, and the amazing colleges she applies to. Another technique that Couwels uses is that he quotes Michael Wildes who is a professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law about the case and how he is in disbelief with the United States justice system. Wildes is a credible source and the audience would be able to trust a professor's opinion from a law school. I agree with Couwels and Wildes with their hope that Daniela and her sister don't get deported.

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Source: Couwels, John. "Miami valedictorian fighting deportation – In America - CNN.com Blogs." In America- You Define America What Defines You - CNN.com Blogs. CNN, 2 Mar. 2012. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. <http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/02/miami-valedictorian-fighting-deportation/?hpt=hp_bn1>.