Thread: MA - City Bans Term “Illegal” For All Human Beings

November 1, 2012
Judicial Watch

In yet another example of political correctness gone amok, a tiny city in the northeastern United States has officially banned the term “illegals” when referring to illegal immigrants.

A number of others who serve the public—among them judges and high-ranking government officials—have implemented similar policies in the last few years, including Justice Department heads, an Obama-appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justice and the chief justice of Arizona’s Supreme Court. It seems to be part of a national trend launched by the increasingly powerful open borders movement.

We’ll get back to those later. First here’s the latest of these nationwide bans on the term illegal as it relates to immigration. This week lawmakers in Somerville, a Massachusetts town of 76,000, passed a resolution forbidding the word “illegals” when referring to people, regardless of their immigration status.

The city’s mayor and alderman passed the measure after hearing from a team of youths who urged officials to give immigrants who live in the city the respect they deserve as human beings by not using terms like “illegals” to describe undocumented people. The word “illegal” is demeaning, discriminatory and unfair, according to a Colombian youth who addressed Somerville legislators.

Another teenager told the board of alderman about a cousin who got deported last year. Police said the cousin got “caught” because he was “illegal” and “illegals were not allowed in the USA.” The exchange evidently traumatized the teenager and changed her life forever, according to a local news report recounting the compelling testimony. By using the word “illegal” police made her cousin seem like a criminal,” the teen girl complained.

Somerville’s mayor, Joe Curtatone, welcomed “anyone who wants to be part of his city, adding that the community has always been a city of hope for immigrants around the world. “… Whatever your status is, wherever you’re from, we are your mayor, we’re your aldermen, this is your city and we’re here to service you,” Mayor Curtatone said.

A few years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made history for embedding her race-based ideology into a Supreme Court opinion by using “undocumented immigrant” and “undocumented worker” in lieu of illegal immigrant in her first opinion (Mohawk Industries, Inc. vs. Carpenter) on the High Court. It was a first for the Supreme Court which had never before used the phrase “undocumented immigrant” though “illegal immigrant” has appeared in a dozen decisions.

Before that the chief justice of Arizona’s Supreme Court, Ruth McGregor, agreed to enforce the Hispanic Bar Association’s demands of banning the terms “illegal” and “aliens” in all of the state’s courtrooms. The group claimed the terms were inflammatory and that using them at trials or hearings created perceptions of judicial bias. McGregor came under fire for the order and resigned shortly after.

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Massachusetts town bans term 'illegal' when referring to those here illegally

examiner.com
November 2, 2012
By: Dave Gibson

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Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone laying out the welcome mat for illegal aliens
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Last week, the Somerville Board of Aldermen passed a resolution, agreeing to refrain from using the term "illegals" when referring to people who are in the country illegally.
The aldermen took the measure after being confronted by a group of teenagers, many of whom are apparently here illegally. Their appearance was organized by the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities.

One of those teens who addressed the board, was 14-year-old Elis Melara who complained about her cousin's deportation, and how he was referred to as "illegal," which she claims has changed her life forever.

"The way he said those words made me angry. The officer made him seem like a criminal. He was talking about my cousin like he didn’t matter. He matters to me. The word 'illegal' is a wrong way to describe a human being. A better word is 'undocumented.' I am thankful that I am an American and can do something about it."

More teens addressed the board, telling similar stories, claiming the word is somehow 'dehumanizing.'

Apparently, their tales of woe were well directed...

Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente, exclaimed: "Undocumented or not, these kids are victims by circumstance and I think it’s important we give them some dignity and show some support. Undocumented or not, they want the same things we want, what other children want."

Mayor Joe Curtatone then voiced his support for Obama's so-called 'executive order DREAM Act.' and added: "In this community we’ve always been a city of hope for immigrants around the world. We made it clear here that whatever your status is, wherever you’re from, we are your mayor, we’re your aldermen, this is your city and we’re here to service you,” he said, hoping for some immigration reform after the elections"

Following the meeting, board president, Tom Taylor, apologetically told the Somerville Journal: "I hadn’t given it a thought until they brought to my attention how hurtful that term is, Some of their testimony is pretty heart wrenching."

Of course, Somerville not only has a large illegal alien population, but is also suffering from the crimes which such an influx of basically, untraceable individuals so often brings.
In November 2011, Alfredo Romero Posada, 22, was arrested and charged with a string of sexual assaults which occurred over a two-month period in Somerville and Medford.
According to Assistant District Attorney Ceara Mahoney, the first attack occurred on September 10, when Posada grabbed a 25-year-old woman’s buttocks and crotch on Wallace Street in Somerville.

Then on September 24, Posada allegedly grabbed a 19-year-old Tufts University student from behind, pulling her to the ground where he sexually assaulted her.
The last attack came on October 22, when a 24-year-old Tufts graduate student was reportedly tackled by Posada in Medford. Posada did so "grunting and grinding," Mahoney said.

On the same day he was arrested, Posada was positively identified by all three victims.
Posada was charged with three counts of assault with intent to rape and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
A few days after his arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that Posada is in the country illegally from El Salvador.

Read more about the effects illegal immigration is having on Massachusetts:

Illegal alien charged with raping teenager
Illegal alien charged in fatal DUI crash in Milford
Grieving mother: "Massachusetts is a safe haven for illegal immigrants"
Two illegal aliens...10 DUIs between them

source: Massachusetts town bans term 'illegal' when referring to those here illegally - National Immigration Reform | Examiner.com