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United We Dream criticizes Obama for calling immigrants ‘illegal’
Examiner.com ^ | August 29, 2013 | Victor Medina|

Posted on 08/30/2013 3:05:18 PM PDT by moonshinner_09

August 29, 2013Immigration rights group United We Dream (UWD) is up in arms over President Barack Obama's speech at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's March on Washington. During his speech Wednesday, Obama referred to some immigrants as "illegal," a word that many say is incorrectly used and fosters anti-immigrant sentiment.

In the speech, President Obama accused some politicians of scoring political points by telling their constituents that "distant bureaucrats were taking their hard-earned dollars to benefit the welfare cheat or the illegal immigrant."

However, the use of the term "illegal immigrant," even in the context the President was using, reinforces the stereotype that any undocumented immigrant can be called "illegal." After his speech, United We Dream posted a photo of Obama with the phrase "Drop the I-Word!" on their Facebook page. They also stated "Today during his speech on March on Washington, Barack Obama used the word 'illegal' to refer to undocumented immigrants. President Obama: NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL!"

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; dreamers; immigration; obama
Continuation...... As the debate over immigration reform has intensified in recent years, the terms used have come under greater scrutiny. The Associated Press recently dropped the use of the term "illegal" to describe undocumented immigrants, which is the legally correct move. The legality of an immigrant's residency status, regardless of how they entered, cannot be determined until an immigration judge has ruled in a case or an immigration official has issued a finding.

There you have it.. the illegal aliens demand you stop saying illegal..stop saying ILLEGAL ALIEN ,ILLEGAL IMIGRANT,No Illegal Alien is undocumented fake or stolen documents see to that..

1 posted on 08/30/2013 3:05:18 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
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To: moonshinner_09

Ok, here is the deal.
A person is either here legally or illegally - its that simple.


2 posted on 08/30/2013 3:06:53 PM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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To: moonshinner_09

Its ‘criminal immigrants’.

They are immigrants.

They are criminals.

The words ‘criminal immigrants’ ring true.

They are “criminal immigrants”.

End of discussion...


3 posted on 08/30/2013 3:07:59 PM PDT by glasseye
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To: moonshinner_09

Wish Bush had closed the southern border after 9/11. Perfect opportunity — missed.


4 posted on 08/30/2013 3:13:29 PM PDT by freerepublicchat
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To: moonshinner_09

What about “squatters”? Is that too offensive?


5 posted on 08/30/2013 3:14:18 PM PDT by freerepublicchat
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6 posted on 08/30/2013 3:15:13 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: glasseye
They are “criminal immigrants”.

Crimmigrants

7 posted on 08/30/2013 3:15:15 PM PDT by zoso82t
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To: glasseye

Crimigrants.


8 posted on 08/30/2013 3:18:07 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: zoso82t

HA!!! I didn’t see your post!!! Jinx!


9 posted on 08/30/2013 3:18:35 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: glasseye; Liz; AuntB; La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker

No kid they are not immigrants

this has nothing to do with immigration...

They are anti-immigration...

they dont want to immigrate...

if they did they would have...

There is already a “pathway to citizenship”

I know ...I walked it myself...

They are ILLEGAL ALIENS


10 posted on 08/30/2013 3:32:43 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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11 posted on 08/30/2013 3:39:20 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: moonshinner_09

Legal


Illegal

12 posted on 08/30/2013 3:48:14 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (0bama lied, Stevens died, now 0bama covers up the lies.)
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To: svcw

Let’s call bank robbers NON ACCOUNT HOLDER WITHDRAWERS. We should quit playing the leftists games and tell it like it is.


13 posted on 08/30/2013 4:28:43 PM PDT by spawn44 ( MOO)
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To: moonshinner_09
There you have it.. the illegal aliens demand you stop saying illegal..stop saying ILLEGAL ALIEN ,ILLEGAL IMIGRANT

How 'bout CRIMINAL ALIEN? That work for you?

You're a criminal because you are in my country without permission and you're an alien because you're not a citizen of my country.

14 posted on 08/30/2013 5:11:54 PM PDT by upchuck (The nobama regime: a string of omnishambles that stretches, seemingly, to infinity.)
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