Style of writing

The article “End all immigration controls – they’re a sign we value money more than people” by Gary Younge is written in a formal style. This is shown, for instance, in Younge’s complex sentence structure. He uses several lengthy sentences to illustrate his points, like in the following example:

Not long after the wall came down, this entire logic went into reverse. As country after country shed its Stalinist overlords and went into free-market freefall, the case for their peoples’ right to leave was eclipsed by the fear that they might actually come. (ll. 15-17)

The article’s formal style is also illustrated by Younge’s choice of words. He uses formal words and expressions, like “prima facie” (l. 13) – which is usually used in law – “heinous” (l. 11), and “caveats” (l. 28), which may be hard to understand for th...