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
85
The existent in this existential process is a ceremony. This is to show the readers that such ceremony at a graveyard in Freno exists. This ceremony was
apparently conducted to remember 28 farm workers who died in a plane crash when they were being deported. However, the researcher assumed that the text writer wants
to evoke readers sympathy by showing that such ceremony exists. From this explanation of existential process, it can be seen that The New York Times has a pro-
immigrant stance.
4.2.2 Ideology of The Washington Times
The ideology of The Washington Times newspaper is anti-immigrant. This can be seen from the transitivity analysis which has been conducted by the researcher.
The Washington Times’ ideology of anti-immigrant is because this newspaper is partisan in favor of Republican Party which does not endorse the enactment of
immigration reform in the United States. The Washington Times was founded by Rev Moon in 1982. It was owned by News World Communications, an international
media conglomerate and founded as a “gift” to the U.S for fighting communism in Korea. That was due to successful conservative strategy conducted by the
administration of president Ronald Reagan, who was of Republican Party. He was in favor of anti-communism strategy and denounced Soviet state as an “evil empire”,
thus escalated the Cold War. At that time, his strategies were successful as compared to the prior failing strategy of human rights emphasized by president Jimmy Carter
from Democratic Party. Since then, this newspaper has been covering conservative
