Thread: Editorial : Illegal aliens are illegal and alien

Politically correct phrase legally incorrect Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 12/31/2010 A "classic effort in propaganda" is how an immigration reform activist views a journalism society's push for the use of politically correct language in news stories concerning illegal immigration.


In its organization's magazine, Quill, the diversity committee of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) lambasts the use of the phrase "illegal immigrant" or "illegal alien" and calls on journalists to use the more politically correct "undocumented immigrants" or "undocumented workers" when reporting on the issue.

The article, written by a longtime member of the SPJ Diversity Committee, claims the descriptor "illegal alien" originated with "fiery, anti-immigrant groups" along the U.S.-Mexico border, such as the Minutemen, and is offensive to Latinos, "especially Mexicans." [Editor's note: Most border enforcement groups speak against illegal immigration, not immigration in general.]
Despite the SPJ's campaign, many mainstream journalists employ the word "illegal," and even Associated Press prefers the phrase "illegal immigrant" to "undocumented worker" in its official stylebook.

"This is a classic effort in propaganda. The people who control language often control the agenda, and if you go back and you look through history movements that have looked to control the terms of a debate, they often start with trying to control the language that's used," notes Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).



"There's nothing pejorative about using the term 'illegal alien.' An alien, according to the law, is the legal definition of somebody who is not a citizen of the United States. Somebody who is not a citizen of the United States and is here in violation of the law, that legal term is 'illegal alien.'"


So Mehlman does not think the SPJ's effort to "inform and sensitize" reporters will have much of an effect one way or another.



A disclaimer on the op-ed says it does not reflect the views of the Society of Professional Journalists, its members, or the committee -- and that the committee has taken no official initiative on use of the phrase "illegal immigrant."

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Defau ... id=1263624

Politically Correct Analogy:
"UNWELCOME, GUESTS!"

Video at the source link.
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Should the Phrase "Illegal Immigrant" Be Removed From Media Coverage?


By Texas GOP Vote

TexasGOPVote blogger Bob Price appeared on Houston's FOX News affiliate to discuss a movement to attempt to remove the phrase "illegal immigrant" from news coverage and replace it with the phrase "undocumented worker" or "undocumented immigrant." Here's some of what Bob Price had to say on the subject:

It's a description of their behaviour, it's not really a description of the person per se...We have people that migrate to this country legally that have green cards; they're called resident aliens and people that come here illegally are aliens who are illegal and it's that simple. It is what it is...this is just a typical liberal palliative solution to putting a band-aid on a major wound...

Bank robbers are probably upset about being called bank robbers, but that's who they and that's what they did...This is an issue about the rule of law and law and order. Let's take race out of the equation and solve the problem of illegal immigration and securing our borders.

www.texasgopvote.com

Originally Posted by stevetheroofer

Politically Correct Analogy:
"UNWELCOME, GUESTS!"

Nonono Steve, guests go home. Thats -5 points

"Not bad guests that over stay they're welcome, "Captain Chaos!"
3pts. back to me, Hah!"

Why don't we just call them "CRIMINALS".

criminal Law Definition

n

1. One who has committed a crime.
2. One who has been convicted of a crime.
3. Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
4. Pertaining to some aspect of the penal code or its administration.

career criminal
One who repeatedly commits crimes, especially of the same type. See also habitual criminal.
habitual criminal
One who has been convicted of one or more crimes in the past and, as a result, is subject to a more severe sentence under the habitual offender statute of a state for any subsequent crime that they commit. Also called habitual offender. See also career criminal and three-strikes law.

Originally Posted by elpasoborn

Why don't we just call them "CRIMINALS".

criminal Law Definition

n

1. One who has committed a crime.
2. One who has been convicted of a crime.
3. Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
4. Pertaining to some aspect of the penal code or its administration.

career criminal
One who repeatedly commits crimes, especially of the same type. See also habitual criminal.
habitual criminal
One who has been convicted of one or more crimes in the past and, as a result, is subject to a more severe sentence under the habitual offender statute of a state for any subsequent crime that they commit. Also called habitual offender. See also career criminal and three-strikes law.

Because nobody In the Federal Government has any common sense.... Everything Is "agenda driven",with nary a care for American Citizens. The MEDIA Is a big part of our problem with regard to telling the actual truth about Illegal Immigration... TS

I 100% agree about the media and keep thinking that we should have our own facts driven TV program/Network. We could replace one of the thousands of shopping channel/infomercial channels that I totally detest.

And have ratings up there with Fox's pandering backstabbing asses!

Leo on the OReilly Factor discussing this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdBcTLT_B8