Seems like "illegal" & "alien" are negative terms that serve to dehumanize people?
2006-11-05 09:36:35 · 8 answers · asked by kobacker59 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
there is a very very slight technical difference between the two but the words are essentially synonimous..i agree illegal alien is just a way to increase the pro american anti everyone else feeling
2006-11-05 09:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
This is why I hate politics, instead of saying things in more layman terms ("Illegal Immigrants/Aliens"), they turn to sugarcoating it to something less objectionable ("Undocumented Person").
In the end though they mean the same thing: a person who violates the law by illegally entering any country.
2006-11-05 10:02:02 · answer #2 · answered by betterdeadthansorry 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since the law enforcement agency's and the Border Patrol use the term illegal alien,it is the term I prefer to use..Being illegal is negative,its a crime.The PC/BS doesn't fly with honest people.Its used to identify the perpetrator,nothing more ,nothing less.
2006-11-05 10:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'undocumented person' is PC soft-speak...read your George Carlin. Most of the immigration 'debate' is based on specious land claims, fake 'facts', and other drivel. Actually, I prefer the term 'Mexican citizen' as it is the most accurate, with most of the illegal aliens, in fact, being mexican citizens that've entered the United States illegally. But, start being honest, factual, and accurate, and you'll likely get your post deleted, around here...
'Illegal alien' is country-neutral, but still describes a person that's entered the country illegally....close enough. The sooner the fence gets built, the sooner we'll have less of it.
Support the US Border Patrol!
2006-11-05 09:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by gokart121 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
unlawful isn't racist at i look it up and that i said no image of a Mexican in spite of the indisputable fact that it did say criminal and that i regarded up that international too and stitch no image there both in spite of the indisputable fact that it did say human being that brakes regulation and undocumented recommend that it has not been achieved this does not word to what your speaking about because there no plan to change into documented the reason because they broke the regulation and are criminal that are the following illegally why is that so puzzling for persons to get
2016-11-28 19:44:27 · answer #5 · answered by nastasi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only ones taking offense to "illegal alien" are Mexico, the illegal's and their supporters. LaRaza, meaning "the race" screams out, everything for the race (theirs) nothing for the rest, is staunch against any terms such as, illegal or alien.
If you listen to the radical latino/hispanic, they say the US is their homeland, it doesn't belong to gringo's (other than hispanic), they say we stole this country from them, they're not illegal, we are. In fact in some communities where illegal's are in great numbers, if anyone refers to them as illegal, they're beaten up and sometimes worse.
2006-11-05 10:07:06 · answer #6 · answered by humm 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh gee that is really so nice. The fact that the is urgency of illegals are invading our country is what is offensive. Get out and we will consider polite nambby pamby terms as you suggests.
2006-11-05 14:22:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh please! Not more politically correct crap! If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.....then it is a duck!
2006-11-05 09:40:10 · answer #8 · answered by funlady6632@yahoo.com 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋