Almost Half of Latino Voters Find 'Illegal Immigrant' Offensive, Says Poll

Fox News Latino ^ | March 8, 2012 | Carolyn Salazar

[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

[The Unknown Republican]

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

This is just ridiculous.

[DesScorp]

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.

[dfwgator]

So?

[aimhigh]

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

[cripplecreek]

pejorative terms, such as "illegals" or "illegal aliens."

And this is how "racist" terms are born.

[Happy Rain]

Ok, how about outlaw invaders?

[The Unknown Republican]

Informative post...moving along...

[BitWielder1]

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.

[EEGator]

Wetbacks.

[forgotten man]

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.

[VRWC For Truth]

Parasites

[mgstarr]

[Truth29]

Invaders.

[Tennessee Nana]

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..

[fini]

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

[Michael.SF.]

My guess would be the half that find the term offensive, would be the ones that are illegal aliens.

[goodnesswins]

So....we’ll go back to GRINGO

[abigailsmybaby]

I find illegal immigrants offensive too.

[goodnesswins]

I’d really rather be calling them DEPORTED!!!!

[traditional1]

Okay; they’re not “illegal immigrants”, they’re Criminal Invaders or Foreign Criminal Trespassers.