Pro-Immigrant Ideology in Verbal Processes

81 From this explanation, it can be said that the assignment of President Obama as sayer in this verbal process depicts that he is not in control in enacting new laws. Government in the U.S. is not only of President Obama and his cabinet, who are in the executive branch, but also the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress the legislative branch and the judicial branch. Since the ones who make laws are the Congress, so it is understood that President Obama can only promise upon the enactment of immigration reform. From this verbal process, it can be said that the depiction as such portrays the stance of The New York Times as pro-immigrant. Excerpt 49 Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California imploring the administration Sayer Verbal Receiver Clause 3b The verbal process in this clause is imploring. By using the verb imploring, the writer of the editorial wants to convey message that the administration of homeland security department is so harmful upon the immigrant workers in California, that makes Senator Dianne Feinstein have to implore them. To implore means to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional and determined way. The assignment of Senator Dianne Feinstein as the sayer in this verbal process shows that she pays full attention upon immigrants and tries to stop the ramped-up immigration audits by writing to departing secretary of homeland security. This can be seen here, that the receiver is administration of homeland security. Receiver has 82 the power to respond to verbal signals. So it is expected that by what Senator Dianne writes, the administration will respond and stop the immigration audits. From this explanation, it can be said that the assignment of Senator Dianne, Democrat of California as the sayer in this verbal process ideologically depicts that Democratic Party is the party which cares for the immigrants. Unfortunately, again, government is not only Senate in legislative branch, the receiver here is one of the executive department agencies in the U.S. which is included in the executive branch. Department of Homeland Security is the one dealing with immigrants so that is why Senator Dianne implore the secretary of that department to stop doing the immigration audits. From the discussion of verbal processes in The New York Times’ editorial, it can be said that the government is depicted as the ruling group who are in control of the enactment of new laws. Due to the newspaper’s liberal political stance, it is no wonder that it ideologically depicts that the ones who care for immigrants are from Democratic Party, which is of liberal political stance. By this depiction in this verbal process, the text writer wants to emphasize the liberal political common sense, that it supports upon the enactment of immigration reform. Therefore, it can be said that the ideology of The New York Times is pro-immigrant. 83

4.2.1.5 Pro-Immigrant Ideology in Relational Processes

The ideology of pro-immigrant can be seen from the lexical choice used for the processes and assignment of the participants in relational processes. It can be seen in excerpt 50 to 51 as follows. Excerpt 50 but his administration remains a huge part of the problem. Carrier Attrib:Intens Attribute Clause 2b The relational attributive process in this clause is remains. This assigns a quality of government administration as a huge part of the problem. The text writer’s lexical choice of a huge part of the problem shows negative connotation of government that they do not work well on the immigration system, therefore it is expected that they work on enacting new immigration reform. By this explanation, it is clear that The New York Times supports the enactment of immigration reform thus this relational process reflects pro-immigrant stance of this newspaper. Excerpt 51 who pose no threat. Carrier Attrib:Intens Attribute Clause 6f The relational attributive process in this clause is pose. This assigns a quality of immigrants as no threat for the country. The text writer’s lexical choice of no threat shows positive connotation of immigrants. Therefore, it is expected that the government enacts the immigration reform. How the text writer depicts the quality of 84 undocumented immigrants portrays that this relational process reflects The New York Times as a pro-immigrant newspaper.

4.2.1.6 Pro-Immigrant Ideology in Existential Processes

The ideology of pro-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 52 to 53 as follows. Excerpt 52 There is one bill, Existential Existent Clause 17a The existent in this existential process is one bill. This is to show that a bill exists. Apparently, there is a bill known as the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act which is assumed by the text writer as a bill which is going to have bad effect on immigrants. By showing that this bill exists, the text writer wants to say to readers that bills made by government regarding immigrants apparently never benefit immigrants but rather have devastating effect on those immigrants. From this explanation, it can be seen that this existential process reflects that The New York Times is a pro-immigrant newspaper. Excerpt 53 there was a ceremony at a graveyard in Freno, Calif. Existential Existent Circ:place Clause 22b