Rather than combat the problem of illegal aliens, leftist would rather combat the phrase "Illegal Alien."
By shaping the language, they hope to shape peoples attitudes. They would like to remove the stigma that Illegal Alien puts on an Illegal Aliens by playing Orwellian word games.
Newspeak thinking at its finest.
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TALLAHASSEE -- A state legislator whose district is home to thousands of Caribbean immigrants wants to ban the term "illegal alien" from the state's official documents.Emphasis added
"I personally find the word 'alien' offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children," said Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. "An alien to me is someone from out of space."
She has introduced a bill providing that: "A state agency or official may not use the term 'illegal alien' in an official document of the state." There would be no penalty for using the words.
In Miami-Dade County, Wilson said, "we don't say 'alien,' we say 'immigrant.'"
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS01/70227062/1075
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