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Lady Veteran said...

> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:37:05 -0600, Ted's Tumor <Tead@thebar.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >In article Lady Veteran <armyvet@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:48:50 -0700, striker714@mail.com wrote:
> >> 
> >> >On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:37:12 -0600, Jose@Casa_Mierda wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>Media Matters today is taking Fox News to task for the 
> >> >>network's persistent use of the word "illegals" as 
> >> >>shorthand for illegal immigrants.
> >> >>
> >> >>The media watchdog organization cited this on-screen text 
> >> >>during today's edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends: "Estimates: 
> >> >>980,000 illegals living in FL."
> >> >>
> >> >>Media Matters described Fox News' pattern of using "illegals" 
> >> >>as a pejorative and unprofessional way to refer to immigrants 
> >> >>in the United States without legal status.
> >> >>
> >> >>Says Media Matters in a statement:
> >> >>
> >> >>Prominent journalists' associations have denounced the use of 
> >> >>the term "illegals" by the news media, noting that the term 
> >> >>"criminaliz[es] the person, not the action," and "skew[s] the 
> >> >>public debate on immigration issues."   [...]

 
I most strongly disagree with the latter part of that statement.
It is the person that voluntarily commits the criminal act,
and whom is solely responsible for continuing and compounding it.

I do agree, however, that 'illegals' is sloppy shorthand for
the 100% accurate term, 'illegal aliens'.

   [snip]

> >> The use of "illegals" is unprofessional.
> >
> >No it isn't.
> 
   [snip]

> >How about "undocumented worker"?
>
> That is acceptable.

Not at all - particularly since only about 1 in 5 of illegal
immigrants in this country compound their original crime by
seeking employment here (fraudulently providing phony proof
of legal status in this country, and of employment eligibility).
The remaining 4 in 5 illegal aliens are unemployed family 
members.

> It explains without offense.

It 'explains' nothing.  A more accurate explanatory term might 
be something like 'economic invader'; it explains the illegal
immigrant phenomenon without attempting to excuse the unlawful
actions; and it does not seek to disguise the harm it causes
American workers and taxpayers.

Dweezild Dwarftosser: first-generation son of two legal 
immigrants who waited nine years to become citizens; married 
to another legal immigrant, a naturalized American citizen;
and career USAF MSgt with eleven years overseas, from the
Vietnam War to the Cold War in Europe and the Middle East.

BTW - 'Media Matters' is a bona fide component of the Obama 
regime's 'Ministry of Propaganda', in case you haven't noticed.