US officials must now say “illegal aliens,” not “undocumented immigrants”
US officials must now say “illegal aliens,” not “undocumented immigrants”
The US Department of Justice wants US attorneys offices to stop referring to undocumented immigrants, the term that media and immigrant advocates have increasingly used to refer to people who […]
Latino, Other Lawmakers Oppose GOP Requiring Use of ‘Alien,’ ‘Illegal Alien’
*Remember how Rep. Joaquin Castro had written a letter suggesting that the federal government stop using the term “illegal alien,” and how the Library of Congress decided it would no […]
How a 1965 immigration reform created illegal immigration
*Fifty years ago there was no such thing as an “illegal alien.” As much as we dislike the term, it’s an invented idea that came about as a consequence of […]
The Unwelcome Return of ‘Illegals’
*File this under “one step forward, two steps back.” Thanks to Taquista Anna Núñez for sending us this link. VL By Emily Bazelon, The New York Times Magazine Ten years […]
Twitter Suspends Bot Account That Calls People Out For Tweeting ‘Illegal Immigrant’
*Anytime someone Tweeted the words “illegal alien” the bot would Tweet a reply calling them out on their choice of language. It worked for several days, until Twitter suspended the […]
USA Today Drops the “I” Word
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The fall of the “I” word continues. This time it was USA Today that followed the Associated Press’ lead and has decided to no longer use […]
New York Times Responds to AP “I” Word Ban
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Once the Associated Press changed it’s practice concerning the use of the term “illegal alien” last week most, if not all, eyes turned toward the New […]
Morning NewsTaco
Wednesday September 26, 2012 The Candidates Face Hispanic Voters (The New York Times): Mitt Romney and President Obama made direct appeals to Latino voters this week, appearing on successive days at […]
“Illegal Immigrant” Term Offensive To Nearly Half Of Latino Voters
By Latinovations Nearly half of Latino Voters, 46%, find the term “illegal immigrant” offensive, according to a recentpoll conducted by Fox News Latino. The term has become one of the most […]
