Thread: Time Magazine: Illegals may be Person of the Year

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by: Douglas Ernst
Tuesday, November 27, 2012


A illegal immigrant climbs over a fence at the U.S.-Mexico border. Time magazine is asking readers whether illegal immigrants should be considered its Person of the Year 2012. Photo Credit:AP

Time magazine is asking readers to vote on whether illegal immigrants should be deemed its Person of the Year 2012. The publication says the group is " 'labeled illegal' by many," although it does not clarify how individuals coming into a country in violation of immigration laws could be defined any other way.



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A student protester's t-shirt during a demonstration for an end to deportations on June 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

What do undocumented immigrants, Karl Rove, Jon Stewart and Korean rapper Psy of "Gangnam Style" infamy have in common? They're all nominees for TIME's 2012 Person of the Year.

The magazine is asking readers to choose from among 40 nominee suggestions "the person you think most influenced the news this year for better or worse." As has happened in other years, some nominees are not a particular person but rather a newsworthy group of people, such as 2011's Person of the Year, "The Protester."

Why undocumented immigrants, and why this year? As TIME's Howard Chua-Eoan explains, this constituency found itself at the center of a major policy decision during the summer, when President Obama announced plans to grant temporary legal status to some young immigrants under deferred action. They also may have indirectly swayed the election, in turn potentially influencing future immigration policy. Chua-Eoan writes:

Suddenly the logjam of immigration reform shifted, as more than 1 million undocumented young people who had been in the country for the past five years found themselves with new opportunities. What is more, the sympathies of other groups of people who have undocumented relatives — and thus are mindful of their plight — may have clearly shifted to a President on a campaign for re-election, as evidenced by the preponderance of Hispanic and Asian-American voters casting their ballots for Obama.

Chastened by the results of the vote, the GOP has warmed to a legislative fix, increasing chances of comprehensive reform.

TIME is asking readers to click on circles marked "definitely" or "no way." So far, the "no ways" are in the lead (28,092), compared with 16,187 "definitely" votes for undocumented immigrants. The winner in the running so far is the new president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsy, with 174,238 "definitely" votes.

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 12. The magazine plans to announce the winner Dec. 14. The Person of the Year cover issue, dated Dec. 31, goes on sale Dec. 21.

In the meantime, you can also weigh in our (nonscientific) poll, below, and share your thoughts below. (Voting in our poll won't affect TIME's decision; you can vote in their poll at this link.)

Multi-American : Should 'undocumented immigrants' be named TIME's Person of the Year? (poll) | 89.3 KPCC

Poll Results

Here Are the Results (So far.)


BAUMGARTNER, DOUGLAS, CLINTON, MAYER, OBAMA, PSY, RYAN: GETTY IMAGES; MORSY: AP; YOUSAFZAI: CORBIS

As always, TIME's editors will choose the Person of the Year (issue date December 31, 2012, on sale December 21). The winner of the people's choice for the person who most influenced the news this year for better or worse will be announced on December 14. Voting closes at 11:59 PM on December 12th.

Name	Definitely	No Way
Mohamed Morsy	199,973	211,398
Kim Jong Un	153,293	57,055
Malala Yousafzai	88,295	26,646
Stephen Colbert	49,550	36,282
Psy	46,263	49,813
Bashar Assad	45,945	72,015
The Mars Rover	45,100	31,852
Barack Obama	41,865	54,248
Undocumented Immigrants	37,759	38,856
The Higgs Boson Particle	33,157	28,729
Felix Baumgartner	29,571	40,917
Jon Stewart	27,817	32,552
Pussy Riot	25,057	40,808
Hillary Clinton	24,930	43,634
Aung San Suu Kyi and Thein Sein	24,288	29,657
Bill Clinton	22,488	41,641
Michael Phelps	21,835	46,910
Gabby Douglas	19,346	39,083
Ai Weiwei	18,225	37,787
Sandra Fluke	17,602	42,770
Chris Christie	13,538	44,342
Joe Biden	13,354	49,111
John Roberts	11,451	40,075
Mitt Romney	11,262	60,940
Mo Farah	10,011	39,258
Benjamin Netanyahu	9,926	71,064
Marissa Mayer	9,789	44,384
Michael Bloomberg	9,318	47,484
Paul Ryan	8,469	53,832
Jay-Z	6,848	54,893
Mario Draghi	5,777	41,804
Tim Cook	5,701	49,197
Xi Jinping	4,814	40,739
Bo Xilai	3,764	47,307
Sheldon Adelson	3,039	74,630
E.L. James	2,666	51,257
Karl Rove	2,613	53,807
Roger Goodell	2,413	47,602

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Here Are the Results - Who Should Be TIME's Person of the Year 2012? - TIME

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Really, that is the best that the socialist rag could come up with? No wonder this world has sunk into depraved darkness ..

Name	Definitely	No Way
Mohamed Morsy	203,435	217,014
Kim Jong Un	156,661	59,593
Malala Yousafzai	94,566	27,472
Stephen Colbert	53,315	37,430
Psy	47,840	51,431
Bashar Assad	47,095	74,027
The Mars Rover	46,879	32,725
Barack Obama	43,286	55,801
Undocumented Immigrants	40,949	40,224
The Higgs Boson Particle	34,720	29,607
Felix Baumgartner	30,558	42,182
Jon Stewart	29,085	33,498
Pussy Riot	26,166	42,015
Hillary Clinton	25,967	44,942
Aung San Suu Kyi and Thein Sein	25,366	30,535
Bill Clinton	23,316	42,967
Michael Phelps	22,461	48,501
Gabby Douglas	20,069	40,455
Ai Weiwei	18,994	38,879
Sandra Fluke	18,562	44,149
Chris Christie	13,990	45,927
Joe Biden	13,950	50,663
John Roberts	11,905	41,357
Mitt Romney	11,625	63,227
Mo Farah	10,358	40,616
Benjamin Netanyahu	10,342	72,948
Marissa Mayer	10,182	45,857
Michael Bloomberg	9,666	49,079
Paul Ryan	8,737	55,947
Jay-Z	7,111	56,870
Mario Draghi	6,015	43,231
Tim Cook	5,916	50,942
Xi Jinping	5,007	42,129
Bo Xilai	3,923	48,863
Sheldon Adelson	3,128	76,934
E.L. James	2,756	53,183
Karl Rove	2,704	55,777
Roger Goodell	2,516	49,384