Posted on 04/29/2013 8:37:40 PM PDT by montag813
It’s a good thing Jan Brewer is a politician and not a journalist. The Associated Press recently struck the term “illegal immigrant” from its lexicon. Not so Arizona’s feisty governor — and she’s not backing down on this one.
Brewer defended her use of the word during an interview with a clearly irritated ABC News Senior National Correspondant Jim Avila, who repeatedly pestered Brewer to change her language, to no avail:
“I’ve heard you use the phrase over and over and over again. They’re insulted by the term, ‘illegal immigrant.’ That that brands a person. What they do is illegal immigration, but the people themselves are not illegals. Have you thought about it at all, with so many Hispanics in your state? To stop using that word — illegal immigrant?”When Avila called her use of the phrase “offensive to some people,” Brewer remained firm in her convictions.“No, to me they’re illegal immigrants,” Brewer said.
“When you break the law, you’re doing something illegal, that makes you an illegal,” she added. “So they are an illegal immigrant.”
“Well I’m sorry, but I believe that if you break the law and you’re an illegal immigrant and you’re in this country illegally, you are an illegal immigrant,” she said.She added that the term “illegal immigrant” was considered politically correct for years - as opposed to the more accurate term “illegal alien”, but now suddenly people want to change it. Brewer also expressed that illegal immigrants are people, but that the law must be followed, for the safety of Arizonans.
Although the annoying Avila wasted nearly half the interview persisting in trying to get the Governor to abandon the term, the rest of the interview was also news-making, as Brewer said the border was not secure by a longshot, and said that she opposes the 'Gang of Eight' amnesty bill.
Nice to see Arizona's governor stand by the rule of law, and stick to her guns.
Here's the full interview...
Excerpt...click here for the full article.
The governor should stop using illegal immigrants. They are illegal aliens. If they had any intent to immigrate they would have filed papers.
They are not immigrants!!!!!!!
Absolutely correct!! An immigrant comes to America lawfully intending to be a lawful resident and in due time a naturalized citizen.
I thought the new term was...Undocumented Democrat?
The Mexicans et al who cross the border illegally are in fact illegal immigrants.
she has more balls than no-balls john boner.
Full Jan Brewer interview video link
Come on Jan, these are future Dem voters, and being non-white they rank above us to the government,
foreign criminal alien invader would work better
they are NOT immigrants
Jan keeps getting those Rubio RNC memos on how to sound more sensitive but she just throws them away without opening them.
Maybe its time for mandatory Spanish language taught in public schools to graduate. And Mexican culture,
I think she should, because they are illegal aliens, not illegal "immigrants."
The legal term is ILLEGAL ALIEN
What they do is not immigration...
There is some dispute over whether Brewer is allowed to run for a 2nd full term (having served part of Big Sis’s term).
I would like to see her continue in office. If not, she can take McPain’s place in 2016 if she’s not on the national ticket.
If they want to discontinue the term “Illegal Immigrant”, thenI suggest the alternate term “Alien Invader”.
She should have said “Why should I care about whether criminals are offended by my accurately describing them?”
No, the correct term for somebody who crosses a border in defiance of the government of the country he's entering is "invader".
What's next? Will some idiot liberal tell us we can't call criminals by the term 'criminal' either?
People defined themselves by their choices...
A person who cheats is a cheater. Someone who lies is a liar. Someone who breaks into my country illegally is an illegal. A person who commits a crime is a criminal.
I'm insulted illegal aliens want me to change my language so they're not called what they are... described as what they are... I don't want these people in my country. And I'm sick of their apologists.
Let the people who stood in line come in - send the illegals home.
I like “criminal trespassers”.That’s precisely what they are.
you are making the Dreamers cry with such mean words.
There's a CLASSIC South park that you insensitive victimizers need to see to learn tolerance:
The Death Camp of Tolerance South park
One of the true classics.
Good catch, Guv! How about "illegal invader"?
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