Writer

The writer of “ ‘Dreamers’ Put Their Trust in DACA. What Now?” is Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist, film maker, and NGO founder.

As the text in your assignment mentions, he is “the founder of the organization Define American” (l. 61), which is a “nonprofit media and culture organization that uses the power of story to transcend politics and shift the conversation about immigrants, identity, and citizenship in a changing America.” (ll. 63-65). Vargas’s position as the writer of the article is made credible through his experience as an activist and as the founder of an organization that specializes in issues relating to immigration.

Additionally, the author was a member of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. This makes him reliable as a professional journalist.

At the time the article was published, Vargas was already a public figure, because he dis...