How do the various headlines characterize the youth in the situation? Does it seem factual or sensational? Why?

The various headlines are seen as extreme and sensational. This technique, of exposing flaws by making them extreme, is common in satire, and is generally used to make fun of the status quo, or the way things are, in hopes of creating change. Valdez has a political and social agenda - and these headlines are used to expose and condemn the prejudice faced by Chicanos in America.