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This article is almost a perfect example of the propaganda technique we identified as #12 A One One Punch, wherein one side gets several great lines and the other side gets a lame line.

de Icaza's great lines:

1. "Building walls and fences is not the way to solve problems among neighbors," said de Icaza,"

2. "There is no place, managing immigration flows between neighbors, for people to pretend to take the law into their own hands," said de Icaza.

3. The ambassador emphasized the economic ties between Mexico and Utah, and said Mexico's economy was improving, though not enough to satisfy his countrymen, who are drawn to a U.S. economy that is 15 times larger and acts like "a big magnet," de Icaza said.

4. Utah companies can take advantage of more opportunities for trade, especially those in the software and information technology sector, de Icaza said.

The opposition's lame lines spoken by just a regular citizens:

1. Jerry Owens, of Midway, Utah, said the United States needs to build a fence along the Mexican border.
"My children are going to be competing with illegal aliens for jobs," said Eli Cawley of Salt Lake City.

Notice that he doesn't state "I don't want my children to compete with illegal aliens", or something stronger "I will not tolerate my children having to compete with illegals!!". No, he only meekly states that it will happen.

Other than that there are no more quotations in the story. Please go to our propaganda list by clicking "starbase" below and look at #12. You will be amazed at how this article mirrors our preset definition, even though that definition was written about 5 years ago.

#16 is also related to this article. Please have a look. :-)

Please have a look.

I recognize a lot of those techniques. One thing I look for is the writer's choice of adjectives. In one article Rep. Issa was referred to as "a millionaire Republican congressman". However, when it came to Senator Dianne Feinstein, no mention was made about her being a fithy rich Democrat politician.