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Almost Half of Latino Voters Find 'Illegal Immigrant' Offensive, Says Poll
Fox News Latino ^ | March 8, 2012 | Carolyn Salazar

Posted on 03/08/2012 3:17:51 PM PST by The Unknown Republican

How people feel about illegal immigration is often conveyed by the word they choose to refer to people who cross the border illegally.

To some, they are undocumented workers. Others call them illegal immigrants. Some call them by more pejorative terms, such as "illegals" or "illegal aliens."

Beyond policy disagreements, the semantics of immigration --and specifically the word used in describing the millions of foreigners who have overstayed their visas or have entered the country illegally-- has become one of the most sensitive and inflammatory aspects of the immigration debate.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/03/08/almost-half-latinos-feel-term-illegal-immigrant-is-offensive/?test=latestnews#ixzz1oZPP7H1n

(Excerpt) Read more at latino.foxnews.com ...


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Hmmm....so should we start calling them "Undies" instead?

This is just ridiculous.

1 posted on 03/08/2012 3:17:54 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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To: The Unknown Republican

The fact that there’s a “Fox News Latino” shows just how willing companies are to cater to any group. Fox is no different than NBC or CBS.


2 posted on 03/08/2012 3:19:58 PM PST by DesScorp
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To: The Unknown Republican

So?


3 posted on 03/08/2012 3:20:31 PM PST by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: The Unknown Republican

I expect criminal hate to be called criminals. Big surprise. Duh.


4 posted on 03/08/2012 3:20:51 PM PST by aimhigh
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pejorative terms, such as "illegals" or "illegal aliens."

And this is how "racist" terms are born.
5 posted on 03/08/2012 3:23:15 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: The Unknown Republican
Ok, how about outlaw invaders?
6 posted on 03/08/2012 3:23:19 PM PST by Happy Rain ("Better add another wing to The White House cause the Santorum clan is coming.")
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To: dfwgator

Informative post...moving along...


7 posted on 03/08/2012 3:24:34 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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What are illegal immigrants called in Mexico?
The ones that come from the Guatemala and southwards and elsewhere, that are not welcome in in Mexico.

Typical lefties, trying to control how we feel about something by changing the language.

8 posted on 03/08/2012 3:24:40 PM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: The Unknown Republican

Wetbacks.


9 posted on 03/08/2012 3:25:07 PM PST by EEGator
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In Mexico illegal aliens are called “mojados.” That is the Spanish word for “wet.” We should be more sensitive and multicultural. Lets call them mojados.


10 posted on 03/08/2012 3:26:02 PM PST by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: The Unknown Republican

Parasites


11 posted on 03/08/2012 3:26:12 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: The Unknown Republican

12 posted on 03/08/2012 3:26:32 PM PST by mgstarr ("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
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To: The Unknown Republican

Invaders.


13 posted on 03/08/2012 3:27:40 PM PST by Truth29
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Almost Half of Latino Voters Find ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Offensive, Says Poll
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ALL of Nana from her curly hair down to her cute toes finds ‘illegal immigrant’ offensive, says Nana...

Its offensive to real immigrants to call illegal aliens “immigrants”

They are not immigrants..

Only immigrants are immigrants..

Illegal aliens are illegal aliens..

so stop offending me..


14 posted on 03/08/2012 3:28:14 PM PST by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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To: The Unknown Republican

Well, I guess we can go back to ‘wet back,” but if that isn’t OK, I’m running out of words.


15 posted on 03/08/2012 3:28:39 PM PST by fini
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My guess would be the half that find the term offensive, would be the ones that are illegal aliens.
16 posted on 03/08/2012 3:29:05 PM PST by Michael.SF. (When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
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To: The Unknown Republican

So....we’ll go back to GRINGO


17 posted on 03/08/2012 3:29:44 PM PST by goodnesswins (2012..."We mutually pledge our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor")
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To: The Unknown Republican

I find illegal immigrants offensive too.


18 posted on 03/08/2012 3:31:00 PM PST by abigailsmybaby ("To understan' the livin', you got ta commune wit' da dead." Minerva)
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I’d really rather be calling them DEPORTED!!!!


19 posted on 03/08/2012 3:31:11 PM PST by goodnesswins (2012..."We mutually pledge our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor")
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Okay; they’re not “illegal immigrants”, they’re Criminal Invaders or Foreign Criminal Trespassers.


20 posted on 03/08/2012 3:31:23 PM PST by traditional1 (Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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