Some immigrant activists believe the term unfairly demonizes undocumented immigrants, though the term is still commonly used by news organizations.
"On Tuesday, however, one of the world's biggest news organizations said it would stop using 'illegal immigrants.'
"In a blog post, Associated Press Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explained:
"The stylebook no longer sanctions the
term 'illegal immigrant' or the use of 'illegal' to describe a person.
Instead, it tells users that “illegal” should describe only an action,
such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally.
"Why did we make the change?
"Why did we make the change?
"The discussions on this topic have been
wide-ranging and include many people from many walks of life. (Earlier,
they led us to reject descriptions such as 'undocumented,' despite
ardent support from some quarters, because it is not precise. A person
may have plenty of documents, just not the ones required for legal
residence.)
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ap-bans-illegal-immigrant,0,3949819.story
I agree that they shouldn't be called illegal immigrants, because immigrants come into the US using the proper channels, not sneaking into the country in the dead of night. The proper term for them is illegal aliens. Of course, the AP and other news organizations strive constantly to control our political thoughts. Instead of just reporting the news and letting us decide its import, they want to control what we think and say. Screw you, AP. They are illegal, they are aliens, and they are invaders. They have undermined our economy and steal benefits. You can't compete against people who don't follow the rules of business. They don't pay insurance or unemployment tax or report their earnings. They are allowed to undercut every legal operation, and then cry poor. They are destroying the building trades.
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I call the legal ones "Documented Workers" I just today told someone that as long as they have a Visa, or are Documented Workers, I didn't have a problem with It, because Americans won't do the jobs they do. My Great Grandfather, Grandmother, Grandfather came over on a boat from Denmark In 1893, and were allowed to stay and become citizens. I guess that's just the kind of country we are. HOWEVER, I don't like the ones that "come In the middle of the night" Legally Yes, Illegally NO.
I agree with you, Toad. I'm first generation American. My parents and my sister were immigrants. They had to wait years for their chance to come here. And when they did get here, they were required to learn the language, the history and the government of our country. They were tested on it. I never once heard them complain that Americans don't honor their culture. They wanted to be Americans. They loved their homeland, but also loved their adopted country.
Btw, while working in landscape I saw plenty of illegals. They work like dogs for slave wages. Their employers don't carry insurance or pay into workmen's comp or pay taxes. They undercut everybody on jobs because the law looks the other way for them.
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