Undocumented Mothers

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It can be said that throughout most immigration movements, storytelling is a crucial element used to persuade groups of individuals to join their cause. A “story” can be defined by undocumented activists as the vehicle that appeals to a specific audience. A story narrates the experience of undocumented individuals which is used to create a personal connection to the desired audience to gain their support. Although this approach is used as a tactic by activists in the movement, it may also be used as a means to stimulate persuasion into and by the movement, as well as bring forward their justice claims to the state. Since undocumented stories reach numerous amounts of audiences, some stories are better suited for specific audiences. For example, …show more content…

The Trump administration argues that they are deporting “bad hombres” which would mean that they are aiming removing undocumented immigrants with a criminal record that would pose a threat to the American community . However, Trump has not been deporting immigrants based on “threat”. Since undocumented mothers are being targeted, activist are trying to reach the audiences of families, specifically American’s with children. Undocumented mothers began to come out of the shadows with the hopes of creating awareness and bringing sympathy to their campaign. that mothers were being torn apart from their families daily and leaving behind their children who need them the most. Activist used mothers such as Maribel Trujillo Diaz. Her daughter, Alexa wrote a letter to Senator Sherrod Brown expressing her sadness over her mother being taken away from her: “It is not fair what you are doing to my mom. Why does she have to go to mexico she is not a criminal or a bad person...in the morning when I wake up I’m not going to see her in bed.” This narration of the experience of undocumented mothers is an effective means to either persuade their audience to see immigrants in a new light because children are involved. Most mothers who hear the stories of these undocumented mothers being taken away from their children will feel compassion and hopefully look at being undocumented in a different light, at least for the children's

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