Day 7.2.7 / Name:
Meet the Challenge
Directions: Please read the following passage and answer the questions.
"... I come here as a border state Governor, and an Hispanic-American who knows that our nation can no longer afford to ignore the issue of illegal immigration.
I come here as a Democrat who believes that my party has an obligation as the new majority party to pass comprehensive legislation to reform our immigration laws.
And I come here a someone who believes it is time for our leaders to tell the simple truth about this - and every other - issue..."
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Speech on Comprehensive Immigration
Reform
Georgetown University - December 7, 2006
Multiple Choice: (2 points)
1. What conclusion can you make about the speaker?
a. The speaker believes that the president should be impeached.
b. The speaker accepts the fact the some politicians tell lies.
c. The speaker believes that the laws about immigration must change.
d. The speaker believes that immigrants are criminals.
2. What terms lead you to believe the governor wants a change?
a. obligation
b. pass
c. reform
d. all of the above
Short Answer Question: (0-2 points) Explain how the two facts that the speaker is both a governor of a state that borders Mexico and a Hispanic American impact his point of view.
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