Read the lines from the text.
These issues disproportionately affected youth and minorities. At
the 2014 State of the Union, Christian Avila, then twenty-three,
represented immigrant youth activists who were seeking reform
by "turning up the heat" on candidates and legislators.
What effect does the author create by using the phrase "turning up the heat"?
A.The phrase helps emphasize the intensity of the pressures that young people feel today.
B.The phrase helps readers understand that young people can put significant, intense
pressure on policymakers.
The phrase helps readers understand that young people are unable to effectively
influence policymakers.
D. The phrase highlights the message of the text, which is that the issues today are even
more important than those of the past.