Trump and DACA on Collision Course: A Study of Argumentative Strategies
Author
Nguyen, Maja-Lan
Term
4. term
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-05-31
Pages
76
Abstract
Dette studie undersøger, hvordan præsident Donald Trump argumenterede om Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), et amerikansk immigrationsprogram for personer, der blev bragt til landet som børn. Analysen bygger på hans offentlige taler og opslag fra hans personlige Twitter-konto. For at strukturere arbejdet kombinerer studiet fire separate teorier i en samlet analytisk ramme, som viser sig velegnet til at undersøge politisk argumentation. Studiet følger, hvordan Trump brugte skiftende argumenter til at fremme sine politiske mål og tolker disse greb gennem teoretiske begreber. Før præsidentvalget lovede han at afskaffe DACA; efter at være tiltrådt blødte han sin position op og sagde, at programmet kunne fortsætte, hvis Kongressen indgik en tværpolitisk aftale, der omfattede finansiering af en mur på grænsen mellem USA og Mexico. Da en sådan aftale udeblev, stod DACA-modtagere i uvished, mens han bevægede sig mod at afvikle programmet. Under forhandlingerne udsendte Trump talrige udmeldinger på Twitter, hvoraf mange var indbyrdes modstridende. Studiet undersøger disse modsigelser og ser på, hvad de afslører i en bredere politisk sammenhæng.
This study analyzes how President Donald Trump argued about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a U.S. immigration program involving people brought to the country as children. The analysis draws on his public speeches and posts from his personal Twitter account. To guide the work, the study combines four separate theories into a single analytical framework, which proves well suited to examining political argumentation. The study traces how Trump used shifting arguments to advance his policy goals and interprets those moves through theoretical concepts. Before his election, he promised to end DACA; after taking office, he moderated his position, saying the program could continue if Congress reached a bipartisan agreement that included funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. When no such deal emerged, DACA recipients faced uncertainty as he moved to terminate the program. Throughout the negotiations, Trump issued numerous statements on Twitter, many of which conflicted with one another. The study investigates these contradictions and considers what they reveal when viewed within a broader political context.
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