This opinion piece from SF Gate by Michael Honda and Scott does promote social capital because the subject of community and the word "we" pop up frequently. Both authors emphasis the importance of having racial communities throughout America, whether it be Asian communities or Latin communities. Also, the last two lines of the article are promoting social capital by wanting uniting America: "It's time to reunite America. No family excluded".

This news article does a good job of bringing social capital. It provides social capital because it shows a group of Florida residents with the same views ("63%...rated immigration as an "important" or "very important" factor" and "Fully 41 percent of Florida voters said they "strongly support" implementation of state-based policies designed to discourage illegal immigration."). It also promotes social capital because it encourages Florida residents to vote in upcoming elections, as ... More »

Alia Beard Rau has written a very relevant piece on the Arizona immigration law, however, it lacks context due to repeating the law and its policies rather than providing new facts. Rau generally speaks to people of all characteristics in this piece, male/female, adults (18+, but possibly teens as well), all social classes and regions, however, this article is more geared towards Hispanics.

Frank Sherry backs his claims up by obviously doing his research on Whitman, going back to her claims last year in October 2009, along with giving poll statistics and statements. The fault lines that Sherry includes in this piece are females (Whitman and Ms. Diaz), Hispanics, rich people, and geared towards voters 18+.

The frame of this news article proves to be more structural. The news piece is more structural, due to the fact that it is stating facts about the impact that illegal immigration has had on the governor race, the candidates, and overall the state. It also cited many sources, including an immigrant, thrift store worker, and former state Republican chairman to bring diversity to the article. This frame was appropriate because it was factual and straightforward.

I believe the frame used in this news article is institutional, due to the fact that the writer is offering and sharing what she feels Washington's behavior needs to be in the case of illegal immigration. I feel the frame is appropriate, however, in order to make this more of a personal opinion piece, the writer should have backed their claims up better.