In the article "Obama Urges Speed on Immigration Plan, but Exposes Conflicts," the writer, Mark Landler, observes President Obama's actions and makes his own inferences. He shows what he thinks about Obama by using adjectives to describe his actions.
"President Obama challenged Congress on Tuesday to act swiftly to put 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States on a clear path to citizenship" (Landler 1). Here, Landler uses the word "challenged." Using that specific word in this context, the author is making Obama seem like he wants to give the immigrants of the US an easier way to become citizens of the US. Using that word in this context also makes congress seem like it doesn't want to give immigrants an easy time becoming citizens.
The author of the article also shows Obama's prudent, and caring side by stating that he also warned people about his plan: "Mr. Obama warned, however, that 'the closer we get, the more emotional this debate is going to become.' He said that if Congress did not move forward 'in a timely fashion' on its own legislation, he would send up a specific measure — something the White House has put off for now — and demand a vote." (Landler 1).
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