[presidio9]

My point was simply making a distinction between words that are "offensive" -- but appropriate (if accurate) -- as opposed to words that are "nasty" -- and inappropriate (even if accurate).

If that's the point you were trying to make, you are on the wrong website. In politics, the only thing that ever matters is public perception, and "inappropriate" is a big part of that.

[ConservativeMind]

In other words, one should say, “non-legal persons from ‘south-of-the-border.’”