How Might the Media Frame the Conditions of Migrant Workers

question 59

Multiple Choice

How might the media frame the conditions of migrant workers in the U.S. in order to elicit public support for government programs?

• A) in terms of failures of society to live up to the tradition of equality
• B) in terms of failures of the migrants to pursue legal means to be in the U.S.
• C) in terms of failures of society to push for different rules for different people
• D) in terms of failures of the migrants to be self-reliant
• E) in terms of successes of migrant groups in other countries

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