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Immigration contributes to the overall health of the American
economy. Despite recent concerns expressed about illegal and
some legal immigration to the United States, this country has
largely benefited from the skills, talents, and ambition that
immigrants bring with them. American businesses gain from a
good source of affordable labor, while towns and cities are
revitalized by immigrant families who strengthen communities
through civic participation and the generation of new economic
activity. The United States must continue to welcome new arrivals
and help those who are already here; otherwise, the country will
lose the advantages it has over other industrialized countries that
compete against us in the global marketplace and seek to recruit
from a vast pool of unskilled and skilled global workers.
 POSITION PAPER
• “an essay that presents an arguable opinion about an
issue.The goal of a position paper is to convince the
audience that the opinion presented is valid and worth
listening to” – WIKIPEDIA
• “a detailed report that recommends a course of action
on a particular issue” – MERRIAM DICTIONARY
• “a written report outlining someone's attitude or
 HOW TO BUILD?
•E – xplore
•B – rainstorm
•C – reate Assertions
•G – ather the Evidence
•H – ave Credible Resources
•R – efine the Argument
•P – repare the Opposition
•W – rite the Position Paper
 EXPLORE
• Read widely
• Read what other people have written
about it.
• Morality, concerns about society, social
backgrounds and political ideologies
• The stance of ignorance
 BRAINSTORM
•Brainstorm with a friend
•Construction of arguments
•To see the strengths and
weaknesses
 CREATE
ASSERTIONS
•Opinions
•Not general truth
•Evaluate your assertions
 GATHER THE
EVIDENCE
•One must gather evidence
•Strong and compelling evidence
•Facts, statistics, interview with
experts
•Inappropriate to use moral or
religious truth
 HAVE CREDIBLE
RESOURCES
•Bills, laws and declaration
•Scholarly articles
•Academic journals, books,
reputable newspaper, magazines
and televisions
 REFINE THE
ARGUMENT
•Assertion, evidence and
explanation
•Link the assertion and evidence
•Further examples and situations
PREPARE THE OPPOSITION
•Negation of the same position
•List some strongest point and refute
them
•Finding their flaws
•Go against their argument
 WRITE THE
POSITION PAPER
•Use all your persuasive skills
•Begin with facts
•Enumerate your arguments
•Write your refutation
•Write your conclusion
• What are the 3 parts of argument?
• What is the difference between a statement of fact
and a statement of opinion?
• How can you tell whether your sources are
credible?
• What is the danger when using the internet as a
source?
• Why are persuasion and the skill of argumentation
is important?
•With your group, choose an
editorial from a newspaper.
Break down the arguments
of the editorial by filling in
the worksheet.