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NY City bans calling someone an ‘illegal alien' out of hate |
2019-09-27 |
[NY Post] It's now against the law in New York City to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities or refer to them as an "illegal alien" when motivated by hate. I can't wait for this to hit the courts The restrictions ‐ violations of which are punishable by fines of up to $250,000 per offense ‐ are outlined in a 29-page directive released by City Hall's Commission on Human Rights. "‘Alien' ‐ used in many laws to refer to a ‘noncitizen' person ‐ is a term that may carry negative connotations and dehumanize immigrants, marking them as ‘other,'" reads one passage of the memo. "The use of certain language, including ‘illegal alien' and ‘illegals,' with the intent to demean, humiliate, or offend a person or persons constitutes discrimination." The directive goes on to list several examples of acts and comments that would run afoul of the restrictions, including harassing people over their accents or grasp of English, or wielding the threat of a call to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a tool of hate.[NY Post] It's now against the law in New York City to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities or refer to them as an "illegal alien" when motivated by hate. The restrictions ‐ violations of which are punishable by fines of up to $250,000 per offense ‐ are outlined in a 29-page directive released by City Hall's Commission on Human Rights. "‘Alien' ‐ used in many laws to refer to a ‘noncitizen' person ‐ is a term that may carry negative connotations and dehumanize immigrants, marking them as ‘other,'" reads one passage of the memo. "The use of certain language, including ‘illegal alien' and ‘illegals,' with the intent to demean, humiliate, or offend a person or persons constitutes discrimination." The directive goes on to list several examples of acts and comments that would run afoul of the restrictions, including harassing people over their accents or grasp of English, or wielding the threat of a call to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a tool of hate. |
Posted by:Frank G |
#15 "to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities" What about calling? |
Posted by: European Conservative 2019-09-27 19:56 |
#14 This would never survive a trip to the Supreme Court anyway. |
Posted by: ruprecht 2019-09-27 19:53 |
#13 I prefer foreign invader or spy and so subject to the Geneva Convention and summary execution |
Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-09-27 16:05 |
#12 And of course 'out of hate' == 'disagreeing with the Democrat/Media groupthink'. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-09-27 14:42 |
#11 Democrat: Unethical /Corrupt Politician, Slaveowner |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-09-27 14:33 |
#10 Rapist: "unpermissioned partner" Car thief: "untitled possessor" Quack: "uncertified practitioner" See? Anyone can play this game. |
Posted by: Lex 2019-09-27 13:55 |
#9 And holding up a bank is just an undocumented withdrawal. |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-09-27 13:46 |
#8 How long until police have to refer to drug dealers as "Undocumented pharmacists"? |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-09-27 13:44 |
#7 Legal status: Resident Alien Non-Resident Alien Illegal Alien. The process will be the punishment. This NY city ban is clearly illegal. |
Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-09-27 13:25 |
#6 'Pre-Legal Democrats' |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2019-09-27 13:19 |
#5 1) Can we still use the term 'wetback'? Asking for a friend. 2) In other news, NYC has a Commission of Human Rights. A sure sign that property taxes are funding some serious bullshit. |
Posted by: Raj 2019-09-27 13:08 |
#4 Does "oh, you fuckin' alien" count? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-09-27 12:54 |
#3 Thought crime. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-09-27 12:47 |
#2 Lets use the term "alien subject to deportation". |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-27 12:40 |
#1 The term is enshrined in the statute. It's 100% neutral. It's used by lawyers, judges and law enforcement officials all the time because it is the precise, clear, legally accurate and universally understood way to describe someone who is illegally resident in this country and therefore subject to fine, imprisonment or deportation. The Left in this country have lost their minds. |
Posted by: Lex 2019-09-27 10:54 |