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Excerpt 65
or aliens are spies or terrorists. Carrier
Attrib:Intens Attribute
Clause 14j The relational attributive process in this clause is are. In this clause, the
immigrants are attributed as spies or terrorists. Spies or terrorists are negative connotations of the immigrants. It conveys message that immigrants are harmful. So,
it is aimed to make the readers of The Washington Times aware of illegal immigrants. So it is clear that from this relational process, the anti-immigrant ideology of The
Washington Times can be seen.
Excerpt 66
These aliens pose a serious threat Carrier
Attrib:Intens Attribute
Clause 30a The relational attributive process in this clause is pose. In this clause, again,
immigrants are attributed negatively. They are attributed as a serious threat for the country. The researcher assumed that the text writer keeps stating negative
connotation for the immigrants in order to tell readers that undocumented immigrants are entities that American people should be aware of and it is expected that they do
not give support for the enactment of immigration reform in the U.S. By this depiction of undocumented immigrants by this newspaper, it can be said that the
relational process reflects the ideology of The Washington Times which is anti- immigrant.
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4.2.2.6 Anti-Immigrant Ideology in Existential Processes
The ideology of anti-immigrant can be seen from the lexical choice used for the processes and assignment of the participants in existential processes. It can be seen in
excerpt 67 to 68 as follows.
Excerpt 67
that there is a growing population of Iranian shock troops Existential
Existent Clause 19b
The existent in this existential process is a growing population of Iranian shock troops. This is to show that such troops exist. The text writer wants to relate between
undocumented immigrants from Latin American countries and Iranian shock troops which arrive in Venezuela each week. This then can conveys message to readers that
it is possible if those undocumented immigrants from Latin American countries are originally from Iran. The researcher assumed that the text writer wants to provoke
readers’ thought about the possibility of terrorists coming into the United States by arriving first in Venezuela and then illegally crossing the U.S borders.
This depiction of immigrants aims to evoke readers’ dislike upon illegal immigrants and disagreement towards the enactment of immigration reform.
Therefore, it can be said that from this explanation of existential process, The Washington Times is a newspaper which is anti-immigrant.
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Excerpt 68
and there are also increasing members of Hezbollah Existential
Existent Clause 19d
members of Hezbollah are present in Latin America.
Existent Existential
Circ:place Clause 19e
The existents in these existential processes are members of Hezbollah. These are to show that such increasing members of Hezbollah exist in Latin America. The
researcher thought that the message the text writer wants to convey is just the same as the previous example, which is to show the possibility of illegal Latin American
immigrants originally of terrorists. These clauses are assumed to be thought- provoking since it is ideologically delivered.
This depiction of immigrants influences the readers and it aims to evoke readers’ disagreement towards the enactment of immigration reform. Therefore, it can
be said that from this explanation of existential process, The Washington Times is a newspaper which has an anti-immigrant stance.
