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New DOJ term for illegal immigrants is sending liberals into total meltdown
BPR ^ | 2 Aug 2017

Posted on 08/02/2017 7:35:26 AM PDT by mandaladon

The Justice Department’s new terminology for illegal immigrants is making liberal heads spin.

Departing from Obama-era terms like “undocumented,” “unauthorized,” and “migrants,” the DOJ began referring to illegal immigrants as “illegal aliens.”

“Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with families who have lost loved ones because of crimes committed by illegal aliens,” read the opening line of a DOJ press release last month.

The term appeared again last week in an official statement announcing tougher rules for sanctuary cities, according to Fox News.

“So-called ‘sanctuary’ policies make all of us less safe because they intentionally undermine our laws and protect illegal aliens who have committed crimes,” Sessions said in a statement.

Naturally, this shift in word choice outraged those on the left who claim the term “illegal” is somehow a racist slur.

Chicago Tribune writer Todd Slowik complained that “word choice is important,” and can send the wrong message.

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To: mandaladon

Hardly new. I first heard that term back in Houston in the 1970s regarding Australian friends who had allowed their employment visa to expire. They endured a difficult, expensive and lengthy process to finally get green cards, even though they now owned a business where they employed Americans. Not realizing the jeopardy they were in, their friends made a joke of it observing that they weren’t green, nor did they have antennae growing out of their heads.


21 posted on 08/02/2017 7:48:55 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: JudyinCanada
And while we’re at it, let’s change “gay” back to deviants.

And majority to mean 50% + 1.

22 posted on 08/02/2017 7:50:41 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: lodi90

“I don’t get the reaction by liberals.”

Liberals understand the power of subtle changes in the language. A small change can move public opinion a lot over a period of time. It was the first weapon Political Correctness used in its war against our culture.


23 posted on 08/02/2017 7:52:06 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: mandaladon

Hey, they should be happy it wasn’t changed to “scum bags” which would most of them to a “T”


24 posted on 08/02/2017 7:52:40 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: mandaladon

The term ‘looters’ also elicits some interesting reactions.


25 posted on 08/02/2017 7:54:33 AM PDT by n230099 ("When no one knows who is armed...everyone is.")
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To: mandaladon
Chicago Tribune writer Todd Slowik complained that “word choice is important,” and can send the wrong message.

Yeah, like using the term "undocumented" to hide the the fact that they are illegally in the country.

26 posted on 08/02/2017 7:58:06 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Communists have long sought to create the “new man” which requires completely wiping out all memory of the way things used to be. Think “Memory Hole” and “Doublespeak” in 1984.

This is why so many one-common and useful, classical words like “gay,” “queer” and even “liberal” have been taken over and completely corrupted.

Abolishing “illegal alien” is part of the bigger communist project.


27 posted on 08/02/2017 7:58:23 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: mandaladon

Yet anothe page turned in The Curious Case of AKA Obama!


28 posted on 08/02/2017 7:59:37 AM PDT by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: mandaladon

Muchas gracias, DOJ!


29 posted on 08/02/2017 8:00:30 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: mandaladon

Liberals get uncomfortable when honest labeling conflicts with their fantasies. Truth here, truth there, and before long their entire fantasy world is exposed.


30 posted on 08/02/2017 8:01:42 AM PDT by odawg
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To: mandaladon

“Chicago Tribune writer Todd Slowik complained that “word choice is important,” and can send the wrong message.”


He’s right. Calling someone “undocumented” is a clever way of saying “don’t worry about this one.” Sort of like an “undocumented pharmacist” (which any normal person would call a “drug dealer”).

Yes, words DO matter. It is well past time to start calling spades, spades - and not some phu-phu, made up, BS term intended to totally distort reality. We definitely elected the right guy as President to deal a death blow to the PC idiocy...and to drive the condescending snowflake pricks who are trying to force that crap on us nucking futs. I am really enjoying winning - I’m far from being tired of it.


31 posted on 08/02/2017 8:13:30 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: mandaladon

No matter where or what I post or email . . . I always use the term Illegal Aliens. They are what they are. Even GWB was soft on Illegal Aliens. About dang time the DOJ and others start using the right term and hopefully will soon not bastardize the 14th amendment and NOT permit anchor babies to be American Citizens.


32 posted on 08/02/2017 8:17:19 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (Worst 8 years ever, First Affirmative Action President, I hope those who did this to us SUFFER MOST!)
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To: Rurudyne

Back to the future.


33 posted on 08/02/2017 8:18:50 AM PDT by ntnychik
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To: mandaladon
They have had abortion-on-demand for so long, they did not think that killing off young gimmycrats would eventually hurt their cause.

Their only way left to build up their bloated welfare state and maintain their edge was to get as many illegals in here as fast as possible.

Now the DOJ is stabbing their sacred cow.

Cry me a fricking river.

34 posted on 08/02/2017 8:22:49 AM PDT by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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To: mandaladon

Goll dang!..... we’re gonna call em what they are????


35 posted on 08/02/2017 8:27:44 AM PDT by high info voter (Liberal leftists would have "un-friended" Paul Revere!)
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To: mandaladon

Trump is tearing down the lib’s/dem’s nest... but it’s not fast enough nor thorough enough. 6 months into this term and they are still able to cause trouble.. they should be gone.

This new man... 4 star general...Kelly. I have not had time to research him.. .. what has he stood for in the past? Was he vetted? Is he going to let Trump be the head of the decisions? or is he going to try to tell Trump what he should do?


36 posted on 08/02/2017 8:33:25 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: mandaladon

37 posted on 08/02/2017 8:34:40 AM PDT by doug from upland (Mayflower Hotel --- hotel of choice for Dem officials and their hookers)
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To: Red Badger

A key component of liberalism is to control language and it does serious damage combining it with fear mongering of those with no critical thinking skills: a.k.a Snow Flakes.


38 posted on 08/02/2017 8:59:52 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
I don’t get the reaction by liberals.

They always respond with Newton's obscure political law for liberals with respect to conservatives:

"For every action there is an over-reaction".

39 posted on 08/02/2017 9:07:06 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: mandaladon
"The term "alien" means any person not a citizen or national of the United States." 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(3)

The terms "alien" and "illegal alien" are legal terms used throughout the United States Code.

40 posted on 08/02/2017 9:07:07 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation has ended!)
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