Posted on 02/13/2013 12:23:03 PM PST by Kaslin
Back in December, "undocumented Americans" were in the running to become TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" and just two weeks ago, Democratic Rep. John Conyers referred to illegal immigrants as simply "out of status" Americans. Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas asked Congress not to call him "illegal."
Jose Antonio Vargas, an illegal immigrant and former reporter, scolded a congressional panel on Wednesday, saying that he should not be called illegal, and saying it is an insult to his family who brought him here.
“When you inaccurately call me illegal, you not only dehumanize me, you’re offending them,” he said. “No human being is illegal.”
Mr. Vargas testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee alongside Chris Crane — a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and president of the ICE agents’ union — who is unable to arrest him under the administration’s new non-deportation policies.
Mr. Vargas, who “came out” as an illegal immigrant several years ago, delivered an emotional plea for the country to legalize him.
How can Vargas be legalized if he isn't illegal? As a reminder, entering the United States without permission is a crime or in other words is, illegal.
A reminder about US Code-Section 1325- Improper Entry by Alien:
(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection;
misrepresentation and concealment of facts Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty
“Criminal alien” would also work.
LOLOL!! looks like me last night during the SOTU liefest!
Okay Mr. Tibbs. Now go back to Juarez or wherever you came from. But before you go, pay for your schooling, health care, court costs, and your taxes.
Criminal Mexican fits in most cases, so that’s what I call the lot of them.
So being called “illegal” is “dehumanizing” for him and hurts his feelings? Fine. How about “criminal”?
FR specializes in highlighting people - like this clown - who try on shoes, then loudly announce that they fit.
I wish we could just skip all these infuriating preliminaries and get to the part where the completely pissed off majority in this country has had enough, rises up, and takes our country back!
Since the word “immigrant” is properly defined as a “permanent resident” and entitled to a “green card,”
it follows that these people must be “illegal aliens.” There is no other terminology that fits.
Since the word “immigrant” is properly defined as a “permanent resident” and entitled to a “green card,”
it follows that these people must be “illegal aliens.” There is no other terminology that fits.
I also like the term “undocumented Democrats.”
Laz, thanks for the Penn-Teller .gif. It may find its way into some of my personal correspondence.
I’ll call you what I want.
You are in the United States if Amerika® illegally and unlawfully commiting various krimes just breathing our air.
Or felonious immigrant...
Sounds like the name of a jazz musician.
OK, Law Breaker Jose Vargas, no problemo amigo!
I’d like to call the illegal degenerate “arrested” and then “deported”.
“OK, Mr. Vargas. What is it, in Spanish, that the Mexicans call the Guatemalans who cross Mexico’s Southern border for the purpose of finding work in Mexico without a visa?
It’s OK, I’ll translate it for you - Illegal Alien.”
“In fact, the Canadians call US citizens that cross the border without a work visa for the purpose of finding employment the very same thing - Illegal Alien.”
“If you polled 156 other different countries the world over, and asked them the same question, they’d likely give you the same basic response: Illegal Alien.
Why, Mr. Vargas, is it that you’d take offense at the quite correct term for your status in the US, but if you went south into Guatemala from Mexico, they’d put the same status on you, or worse?”
OK Jose. In the spirit of multiculturalism I will call you “un immigrante illegal” o “mojado”, cualquiere es tu preferencia.
Ahh, Yeah, I could see how far I’d get giving Sheet to the leaders in Meh-heko.. Oh by the way, anyone know the cost of the “out of status” folks.. I really don’t for sure but heard numbers upwards of $500 Billion YRLY.. But hey, gotta cut SS, or means test, or whatever!
Don’t hold back, Laz. Tell us how you really feel.
So if people don’t register their weapons or get permits for them, they’re not illegal, they’re just undocumented. I’d like to try that one out on one of these hypocrites. At least we wouldn’t be flouting the Constitution, whereas they are.
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