Immigrants protest 'illegal' label

Newsday.com ^ | August 20, 2012 | LAUREN R. HARRISON

[Bubba_Leroy]

A small group of immigrants gathered in Woodbury Monday to protest the use of the word "illegal" to describe those who have entered the United States without documentation.

"By saying illegal, they're assuming that we broke a criminal law," said Jackeline Saavedra, 27, of Bay Shore, a Touro Law Center student who identified herself as undocumented. "Not everybody enters illegally."

Coordinators said they prefer the phrase "undocumented immigrant."

[Bubba_Leroy]

I suppose wetback is out.

[andyk]

"Not everybody enters illegally."

True, many of you knowingly overstay your visas.

[Bubba_Leroy]

"Operation Wetback" - How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico

[Truth29]

"I suppose wetback is out."

Enemy Alien is probably out, too, although it might apply to the current occupant of the White House.

[massgopguy]

It is a Criminal Law.

[Psycho_Bunny]

“Coordinators said they prefer the phrase “undocumented immigrant.””

How about the phrase “Go to hell, you thieving sons-of-b!tches”?

Is that better?

Or should I stick with “illegal”?

[Bubba_Leroy]

True, many of you illegally overstay your visas.

[V_TWIN]

“By saying illegal, they’re assuming that we broke a criminal law,” said Jackeline Saavedra”.

BECAUSE YOU DID!....geez

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A small group of immigrants gathered in Woodbury Monday to protest the use of the word "illegal" to describe those who have entered the United States without documentation illegally.

Fixed it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The illegal alien invaders prefer to be called “undocumented immigrants”! ROTFL! Isn’t that special. Well, I’m an American and I prefer to call them illegal alien invaders because that’s what they are.

[Bob Buchholz]

I, for one don’t give a rat’s patootie what you want to be called. You are an illegal immigrant.

[KC_Lion]

Oh No! I feel overcome with the need to get Funky!

[pallis]

I gave up wetback willingly, having hoed cotton rows as a kid next to illegals who had dry backs, and could go all day long in the Southwest sun without breaking a sweat. I won’t give up the term illegal, not even when the PC Nazis who will come to reeducate me.

[mardi59]

By this illegals way of thinking, Agent Terrys death is a joke.

She thinks the Border Patrol is a joke. All agents died because they had no right to try and stop the undocumented from coming here for welfare, free medical, voting purposes, or non tax paying jobs. S/

My distaste for arrogant illegals is growing daily. They are destroying this nation. Mexico is getting off scott free while we have to pay for their citizens. They should be sued for human rights violations and every dime we have had to pay out for these criminals.

[Vigilanteman]

Drug pushers would feel better about themselves if we called them “undocumented pharmacists.” So what?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Just think! She wants to be a “lawyer”! LOL! If there is one thing America doesn’t need more of, it’s “lawyers” with very low I.Q.s.

[angelcindy]

They(illegals) break the law,they are rewarded with everything! The Americans that are born here have to work and pay for everything....Now we have these ILLEGALS...trying to tell us what to call them....that’s screwed up !!!

[Iron Munro]

Coordinators said they prefer the phrase "undocumented immigrant."

While I prefer something like "Illegal Looting Moocher".

[V_TWIN]

‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers’.

-William Shakespeare

[Iron head mike]

“I, for one don’t give a rat’s patootie what you want to be called. You are an illegal immigrant.”

let's drop the “immigrant” . they are illegal, there fore they cannot be immigrants. Or am I missing something?