Cause/Effect Peer Workshop Week 11

Workshop for Kenny Widmer
http://widmer111.blogspot.com/

Cause/Effect Workshop

1. Although there are arguments that illegal immigrants help the economy by doing the jobs nobody else wants to do, immigrants cause problems for the country because they still end up costing the country and individual tax payer thousands of extra dollars.
2. Yes the thesis states a direct link between cause and effect.
3. Illegal Immigrants pay little or no taxes, they strain social and health services, and take jobs away from Americans.
4. Illegal immigrants have an overall negative effect on America’s economy.

Audience
1. Counterarguments include: illegal immigrants fill jobs that Americans do not want. Also, the majority of people in the country are offspring of illegal immigrants. Lastly, they do pay sales taxes and property taxes. The author adequately addresses these arguments as they are the main defense for illegal immigrants. One thing I might suggest is not to use the term “illegals” in referring to illegal immigrants. Although they’re illegal, they’re still human, and “illegals” sounds a little apolitically correct (In my opinion). Maybe just write out “illegal immigrants.”

Title
Illegal Immigrants: When Low Prices Just Isn’t Enough

Introduction
I love the lead sentence because of its applications to real life. I love the brutal honesty of this paper.
Conclusion
The author concludes his paper by going back to his original example about the cost of strawberries, and how even though they’re cheaper because they’re picked by cheap labor, the cheap labor is overall having an expensive toll on the country. I like it. It’s simple and to the point.

Flow/Transitions
The author ties together the paragraphs well; Each one leads into the next smoothly. All of the supporting ideas used throughout the paper are in support of the causes mentioned in the thesis.