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Home Front: Politix
Joaquin Castro Introduces Bill to Scrap Terms ‘Alien’ and ‘Illegal Alien’
2019-07-18
[FREEBEACON] Representative Joaquin Castro (D., Texas) has introduced a bill to remove the legal terms "alien" and "illegal alien" and replace them with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national."

"Words matter. It's vital that we respect the dignity of immigrants colonists fleeing violence and prosecution in our language. The words "alien" and "illegal alien" works to demonize and duhmanize the migrant community. They have no place in our government's description of human beings," Castro said in a statement, "Eliminating this language from government expression puts us one step closer to preserving their dignity and ensuring their safety."

Named the Correcting Alienating Names in Government Act, or CHANGE Act, the bill is "integral to creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment for incoming and current immigrants colonists living in the united states," according to Castro.

A Rasmussen poll from last month showed that 26 percent of voters thought the phrase "undocumented Democrat" was offensive, compared to 61 percent who said it was not. Only 30 percent of Democrats polled said the term was offensive, compared to 50 percent who did not.

2020 presidential candidate Julian Castro, the brother of Rep. Joaquin Castro, has called for the decriminalization of border crossings. Julian Castro did not respond to a request for comment.

The News Agency that Dare Not be Named stylebook removed usage of the term "undocumented Democrat" in 2013, saying that "illegal" should "describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally." The AP also rejected the usage of "illegal alien" as well as "undocumented," which it said was not an accurate term.

Posted by:Fred

#11  I'm guessing Castro would be appalled by the illegal alien undocumented foreign national program under Eisenhower: Here. Everyone's hair would be on fire on the left and there would be frantic attempts to scrub history.

Maybe Joaquin Castro should not be referred to as Castro since Fidel Castro was such a ruthless bastid. He and Che put all their enemies in front of firing squads after the Cuban revolution.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-07-18 16:51  

#10  Working on that Newspeak dictionary, are we?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-07-18 12:46  

#9  SO criminal will be just fine.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2019-07-18 11:38  

#8  Parasitic Criminal Invaders works for me.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-07-18 11:19  

#7  Why don't we call them 'wetbacks' instead, Joaquin? Works for me.
Posted by: Raj   2019-07-18 11:06  

#6  Truly Orwellian. We've arrived.

Eliminate the words "illegal alien" in order to eliminate the thoughtcrime of support for enforcing immigration law
Posted by: Lex   2019-07-18 10:44  

#5  one has to assume he's protecting himself and his own. If he adds [insert token for anal orifice here], we'll know for sure.
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-07-18 09:18  

#4  Murderers can be mortuary business consultants.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-18 06:11  

#3  Republicans should tap on some amendments so drug dealers are undocumented pharmacists etc.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-07-18 05:55  

#2  Intruders, invaders, interlopers, trespassers, squatters, stateless undesirables... I suppose all terms are out of the question.

Ha ! Just caught a Freudian slip.

It's vital that we respect the dignity of immigrants fleeing violence and prosecution in our language Even if he meant to say 'persecution', he slipped there. Like he said, "Words matter."
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-07-18 03:35  

#1  If only the democrats cared about Americans as much as they care about illegal aliens.
Posted by: Herb McCoy    2019-07-18 00:55  

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