Question

read the excerpt from \children of the drug wars.\ by sending these children away, \you are handing them a death sentence,\ says josé arnulfo ochoa ochoa, an expert in honduras with world vision international, a christian humanitarian aid group. this abrogates international conventions we have signed and undermines our credibility as a humane country. it would be a disgrace if this wealthy nation turned its back on the 52,000 children who have arrived since october, many of them legitimate refugees. the underlined words and phrases have strong negative connotations. how do they support the authors purpose? they draw attention to the opinion that the united states is not doing enough to help these children. they show that there is a desperate need for all countries to be willing to help refugees. they show that the united states has participated in international conventions on how to handle the refugee crisis. they make it clear that the united states will lose the respect of other nations if it does not help these children.

Explanation:

The text mentions that sending the children away is like giving them a death sentence and that it abrogates international conventions and undermines the country's credibility. Saying it would be a "disgrace" if the wealthy nation (the US) turned its back on the children implies a loss of respect from other nations if help is not provided. Option A focuses only on the US not doing enough but doesn't mention the aspect of disgrace (loss of respect). Option B's mention of "all countries" is not in line with the text which focuses on the US. Option C's statement about the US having participated is contrary to the idea of abrogating conventions (not following them properly). Option D aligns as "undermines our credibility" and "be a disgrace" can be linked to losing the respect of other nations.

Answer:

D. They make it clear that the United States will lose the respect of other nations if it does not help these children.