Posted on 04/16/2016 10:43:18 AM PDT by Kaslin
The Library of Congress is drawing ire from conservatives for removing the terms "alien" and "illegal alien" from its materials and replacing it with "noncitizens." Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) has introduced the Stopping Partisan Policy at the Library of Congress Act to put an end to what she defines as a politically correct ploy.
“This needless policy change by the Library of Congress embodies so much of what taxpayers find enraging about Washington," Black said in a statement Thursday. "By trading common-sense language for sanitized political-speak, they are caving to the whims of left-wing special interests and attempting to mask the grave threat that illegal immigration poses to our economy, our national security, and our sovereignty. My constituents know that illegal immigration by any other name is still illegal, and we should identify it as such. That is why my bill directs the Library of Congress to continue using the term ‘illegal alien’ just as they were previously. Hopefully this bill will give Washington the push needed to stop thinking up the most politically correct ways to describe illegal immigration and start thinking about solutions to address it."
Even the somewhat tamer term "illegal immigration" has proven to be political suicide for Democrats in the 2016 election. When Univision's Jorge Ramos questioned Hillary Clinton about her prior use of the phrase, she promised it would never happen again.
It's more than just the title - it's the principle. Sanitized versions of "illegal immigrant" may sound more compassionate, but it ignores the fact that those immigrants broke our laws. Retaining the word "illegal" in the Library of Congress catalog would be a good reminder.
It’s also lousy library science, if I understand rightly what this is about.
“Alien” has more than one meaning in English. How are people going to look for these other meanings if the word itself is expunged?
H.R. 4926
Ancient Aliens built the pyramids and Stone Henge.
Modern aliens bilked the taxpayers and milked the PCdiots.
Whatever the reason, a good idea is a good idea.
The movie “Aliens” has been renamed “Noncitizens”
That’s about it.
How would you know? You are from Georgia, not TN
Very well said.
This is double plus ungood.
It is stupid and ridiculous.
By the way--and if so far more to the point--didn't the Library of Congress start with Thomas Jefferson's personal library? If so the sage of Monticello must be spinning in his grave. Jefferson despised every aspect of what we call "politically correct" today.
“How would you know? You are from Georgia, not TN”
Because Joe Carr says so and that is good enough for me.
Bwahahahha.
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