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> The right terminology used by even the government is "unauthorized immigrants". I wish they used the term immigrant. The preferred term seems to be "illegal
by SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
> The right terminology used by even the government is "unauthorized immigrants".
I wish they used the term immigrant. The preferred term seems to be "illegal alien" or one or both of those words. See this example from yesterday from the department of homeland security:
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/20/six-months-keeping-america-safe-under-president-trump-and-secretary-noem https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/20/six-months-keeping-ameri...
Or a release from May for the Whitehouse:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-project-homecoming/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-pr...
Or ICE in April:
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/100-days-record-breaking-immigration-enforcement-us-interior https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/100-days-record-breaking-i...