Immigration Debate: The Problem With the Word "Illegal"

Reblogged from Ideas:

What part of “illegal” don't you understand?

Add that to the list of questions I am repeatedly asked since publicly disclosing my undocumented-immigrant status in the summer of 2011. Calling undocumented people "illegal immigrants" — or worse, "illegal aliens," as Mitt Romney did in front of a largely Latino audience last week — has become such standard practice for politicians and the media, from Bill O’Reilly to the New York…

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