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@ParallelLines

Polite request?

I agree that a long talk about how we (well, not WE but you get my drift) lump together all non-visa’d immigration (temporary or otherwise) is worthy of a long talk both here and IRL. But, whether or not it’s in ATMB, maybe not in this thread? I think it’s a great thread idea even in great debates, and much more so than the thread the troll spawned.

Agreed–but I definitely think it’s an ATMB discussion.

"Illegals" and "invaders" should be moderated as hate speech in the context of immigration debates

I’d like to talk about three terms that show up in discussions of immigration: Illegal immigrants Illegals Invaders (and “invasion”) First, “Illegal immigrants” is a term that is falling out of use among experts in the field. The DOJ no longer uses it. The AP Style Guide hasn’t used it for ten years. Linguists decry it as “neither accurate nor neutral”.But I don’t think it should be considered hate speech. It’s the equivalent of an outdated term like “Negro” to describe a Black person: use it…