This article seems to over d it with all the technical jargon afforded to those aligned with discourse communities of the political sort. It was not very insightful because it seems to be aimed at a specific audience and not those of us belonging to the broader spectrum of information.

This article allows Sen. Harry Reid to speak on his behalf concerning the bill he supports, as opposed to silencing him and giving a voice to his opponents. There seems to exist a certain amount of balance in this article that greatly lends itself to the aspect of credibility in this article.

The numbers mentioned to the effect of 2 million are consistent with other sources, which allows some sort of credibility to shine upon the completely ambigious aspect of the number of undocumented illegal aliens in America.

This article seems to illustrate too much on the speculation of Sen. Harry Reid's modus operandi. The article seems to issue a sense of distrust afforded to the allegations poised by both the antagonist of the story as well as the supporting sources. The story would have glossed over much better had it just stuck to the verifiable facts, without soaking in too much easily displacable credibility.

The journalist seems to keep a healthy distance apart from the story she is reporting on. Indicating the full spectrum that would be affected by the realization of the dream act beyond just illegal issues. The end is closed nicely with a detached nod to hope that is not overtly sympathetic.

This is obviously an opinion piece, and seems to lose credibility due to the fact that the speculation of those individuals affected by the Dream Act is a number that is inconsistent across the board, fluxuating from 1 million to 2 million and beyond. Yet, it seems to gain credibility when mention of the individual soldier follows through, which claims dates and names.