In her article, Anger: An American History, Stacy Schiff argues that immigration is a continuous problem and the idea of prohibiting immigrants from moving to America is "un- American." Her argument is shown through her use of  rhetorical questions introducing the topic; diction such as "xenophobia";  and selection of detail describing events that were part of America's past like the Quaker's. The purpose of Schiff writing this article was to explain and address America's current predicament on immigration in which religion plays a big attribute to the immigration problem. In order to explain her opinion on the topic in which religion plays a key role in immigration, Schiff primarily referred to  passed events such as the "Alien and Sedition Acts" and  "9/11." The article was directed for people who are also against banning immigrants from entering America because it is against our values.