Star Parker's essay, “Se Habla Entitlement” was published in 2006 on the WorldNetDaily.com website. In the essay Parker attempts to convince the reader that the United States should not have an open border policy. It uses the techniques of Ethos, Pathos, and logos to present the reader with a compelling argument, which ultimately is not enough. Parker begins the essay with the Ethos technique by giving the reader her political perspective when she states, “…I consider myself a libertarian” in the first paragraph. She also presents herself as directly involved by stating, “Anyone who lives in Southern California, like me..." in paragraph 14. By providing the reader with his political perspective and positioning himself as a first-hand witness, Parker establishes himself as an authority on the topic of illegal immigration. Parker attempts to persuade the reader by highlighting the flaws of supporters of immigration and their manifestations. In paragraph 3, he states: “There is something unconvincing about illegal immigrants who demonstrate claims that they have inalienable rights to come here, to be here, to work here, to become citizens here – and to make all these claims in Spanish.” He adds in paragraph 7: “The civil rights movement was about enforcing the law, not breaking it. The Civil War amendments to the Constitution were not getting the job done in what has been a long struggle this country to treat black people like human beings. If Americans kidnapped Mexicans and sold them into slavery here, I could see the equivalence. But these are free people, who chose to come here and do it illegally." With these statements, Parker attempts to appeal to the sensitivity of the reader to persuade him to follow his way of being subtle... in the middle of the paper... a task." This is an effective conclusion that supports her thesis. The structure of the essay is well written, concise and relevant. Parker creates a convincing argument and supports his opinions with statistical evidence. However, the statistics are very one-sided. The opposing argument is not really taken into account, therefore Parker's argument is very biased. Parker also provides no solution to the problem, but simply states that she believes illegal immigration is wrong. This ultimately creates a one-sided argument that, while compelling, does little to fully bring the reader to her point point of view. If Parker had presented the other side of the issue and provided a possible solution, the overall effect would have been much greater. "Right Se Habla." The Longman Reader for English 101. Pearson Learning Solutions, 2010. 566-568.