Ugly, the American

In the article “Ugly, the American” the author, James Poniewozik claims that the American public holds a complex standard for illegal immigrants. Poniewozik draws evidence from the hit television show Ugly Betty. In the show, Betty’s father is an illegal immigrant from Mexico. However, Poniewozik mentions that “our fellow citizens are boiling with resentment against people like Betty.”

The author does not warrant opposing views successfully. He draws from only one side of an argument and offers no opinions or views from the other .He points out America’s problem with foreigners, even though many of our television shows prove differently. A large majority of America’s reality shows are imported from other countries and the stars of those shows are also from other countries. However, as Poniewozik says “It’s easier to hate a straw man—than a person, even a fictional one. “