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  • New Term for Illegals at 'Today': Immigrants 'Concerned About Their Status'

    05/20/2006 9:24:41 AM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 51 replies · 2,089+ views
    Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    by Mark Finkelstein May 20, 2006 In its segment on illegal immigration and the proposed amendment to make English the country's official language, this morning's Today show pitted the following against one sole Republican senator: another senator who just happens to be the Minority Leader, the director of a school that teaches English to immigrants, the head of the association of immigration lawyers, and the NBC reporter himself, Mike Taibbi, who described the current atmosphere as 'nasty' and implied that the English language amendment was unnecessary. Along the way, Today even managed to coin a new term for 'illegals.' Taibbi...