Posted on 07/05/2012 3:36:49 PM PDT by Justaham
A wealthy Hispanic executive who makes a fortune dealing with the Hispanic market is on the march to eradicate the term “illegal immigrant.” Charles Patrick Garcia, writing on the CNN website, lauds the U.S. Supreme Court for eschewing the use of “illegal immigrant” and instead utilizing the term “removable alien.”
Garcia writes:
The court's nonjudgmental language established a humanistic approach to our current restructuring of immigration policy.
When you label someone an "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant" or just plain "illegal," you are effectively saying the individual, as opposed to the actions the person has taken, is unlawful. The terms imply the very existence of an unauthorized migrant in America is criminal. In this country, there is still a presumption of innocence that requires a jury to convict someone of a crime. If you don't pay your taxes, are you an illegal? What if you get a speeding ticket? A murder conviction? No. You're still not an illegal. Even alleged terrorists and child molesters aren't labeled illegals.
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Change it from illegal alien to illegal alien criminal scum.
How about Dead Illegal Alian?
Oh, I agree.
Let’s just go back to calling them “Wet-Back’s”!
Illegal alien is too PC for me.
“Undocumented immigrant” just makes my blood boil.
My “Immigration Reform” is simple, just strictly enforce the existing law, regardless of “Race” or country of origin.
Deport EVERY illegal alien invading POS.
Why not?
Free speech requires that you not be afraid to speak freely.
Any right voluntarily surrendered is a right lost.
To some, illegal might mean sick bird. To me, illegal means not legal. It’s not complicated.
I’d like the term eradicated also. Wetback is the proper name
I assume you're referring to post #13.I don't have full freedom of speech here because "the management" reserves the right to delete my posts and ban me for what they consider repeated violations or an egregious violation of their rules.But they're not "the government" so I guess it could be said that I have no Fifth Amendment rights here.
Not immigrants, visitors, cons, anchors, etc, just ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!
First Amendment!
I agree, enough crap, they’re illegal aliens.
I agree, the term should be ‘illegal alien”.
Illegal alien seems more proper, or genocidal invader, which is what they really are.
he is correct on one count - the word “immigrant” means one who is legally resident in the country.
The term “illegal alien” best describes - or “wetbacks!”
This is still America. You can say wetback.
I prefer “resident criminal”.
Invaders is the only term that should be used.
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