Journalist Group Complains ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Term is ‘Offensive’ to Latinos
- Posted on December 28, 2010 at 4:59pm by
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The Diversity Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is calling on news reporters nationwide to drop the term “illegal immigrant” from their news coverage in an effort to “inform and sensitize” people on how “offensive” the phrase is to Latinos.
In the latest issue of the SPJ’s magazine, Quill, Diversity Committee member Leo Laurence announced the organization’s new campaign against “illegal immigrant” and “illegal alien,“ claiming that individuals living in America without approval should be called ”undocumented workers“ or ”undocumented immigrants.”
“[T]his is not about being politically correct,” SPJ Diversity Committee chairman George Daniels says, but about aiming to “minimize harm” when reporting.
But the journalists‘ new campaign doesn’t stop at just changing popular lexicon. Instead, Laurence offers up an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution that provides constitutional rights for everyone — including non-citizen — and claims that the only way to “remain faithful” to the Constitution is to dump the phrase:
SPJ’s Diversity Committee met during the 2010 convention in Las Vegas and decided to engage in a yearlong educational campaign designed to inform and sensitize journalists as to the best language to use when writing and reporting on undocumented immigrants.
Some believe the phrase illegal alien originated with fiery, anti-immigrant groups along the U.S.-Mexico border, such as the Minutemen. Gradually, the phrase — along with illegal immi-grant — seeped into common usage. It is now even used by some network TV newscasters.
Yet it remains offensive to many Latinos, and especially Mexicans, and to the fundamentals of Ameri-can jurisprudence. …
The AP Stylebook unfortunately says that “illegal immigrant” is preferred over “undocumented worker.”
“The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is concerned with the increasing use of pe-jorative terms to describe the estimated 11 million undocumented people living in the United States,” NAHJ says.
It is calling for a national discussion and re-evaluation of the use of the phrase illegal immigrant. “The term criminalizes a person,” the organization of Latino journalists contends. …
Simply put, only a judge, not a journalist, can say that someone is an illegal.
Conservative columnist and author Michelle Malkin thinks the campaign demonstrates how SPJ is not an objective news source. “I think that they should drop the pretense that they are an objective news organization, especially because the euphemism that they favor is far more politically loaded than the one that they’re trying to replace,” Malkin told the Daily Caller. “It’s a farce to call someone an ‘undocumented worker’ who is full of fake, fraudulent documents and that is usually the case with many of the suspected illegal immigrants that these stories refer to.”
And despite SPJ’s new campaign, the Associated Press is standing by its established guidelines surrounding “illegal immigrants”:
“The AP Stylebook created its entry on ‘illegal immigrant’ in 2004, in response to renewed debate over border security and the enforcement of immigration laws after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,” AP’s deputy standards editor David Minthorn explained in an e-mail. “Together, the terms describe a person who resides in a country unlawfully by residency or citizenship requirements. Alternatives like undocumented worker, illegal alien or illegals lack precision or may have negative connotations. Illegal immigrant, on the other hand, is accurate and neutral for news stories.”
But Laurence says the AP is “wrong” and that their standards for journalists are “not consistent with the Constitution.” In response, Laurence warns that if his organization adopts the new language recommendations at their next convention, it will be pressuring the AP to do the same.
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Comments (664)
Justthefactsmam
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:15pmI say the country as a whole needs to take the approach that Arizona did and make it so they will “self-deport“ and solve the problem without having to risk ”offending” people.
Report Post »Paleo Archer
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 6:55amwell then do what I have….Vote with my wallet…I don’t frequent ANY business that has / Had a history of hiring Illegals….Chipolte was my first. I just say No.
Report Post »I Don't Pull Punches
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:14amYou’ve got it PALEO! Vote with our wallets. Like someone once said, “Ya get what ya pay for”. Every time some Hollywood type gets up on a political soap box and ****** us off, what do Americans do? Run to the movies and drop twenty dollars into their pockets. In this case what will people do? Run out to buy their newspapers and magazines of course.
Voting with the wallet works every times it’s tried. Remember the Dixie Chicks? America darned near put them out of business and they have never recovered. Take a stand and just say Hell No or even more and more of this crap is our future.
iheartusa
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:14pmI’m offended by the way they teach “U. S. history” in Tucson, Arizona http://www.tusdschoolboard2010.blogspot.com/p/faqs-part-1-curriculum.html
Report Post »DSTSS2010
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:14pmAren’t people who enter this Country without permission breaking the law, isn’t that “Illegal”? If they are not “Citizens” are they not “Aliens”? I’m offended that this Government is collaborating with “Criminals”.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:51pmUh, “this govt” IS criminal!
Report Post »Why do you think (LEGAL) Americans are fighting so hard to get things, Obama and his admin. have done, UNDONE?
temple62
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:13pmCall them freeloaders, kidnappers, drug traffickers, law breakers or undesirables!
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:13pmWould these journalists prefer some other terms???
Report Post »EP46
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 6:35amHow about the journalists use any term they choose in the communications that are purchased by and paid for by these illegals, and for those of us that speak English , we know “You can put lipstick on a pig” but….
Report Post »benrush
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:13pmThis is the communist propaganda wing of the Disinformation unit of the People’s Union, right?
They are now trying to program us for total submission in language, thought, and property.
1984 we surpassed you long ago. Groupthink it universal. Individuality must die and we must all embrace NEWSPEAK.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:40pmWell, these “Journalists” were educated in the finest liberal colleges and universities by professors who are communists. They think like communists, vote like communists, write like communists but live the high life of the priveliged few. ILLEGAL WRITERS is what they should be called.
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:19pmthat’s “beanspeak”
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:13pmTo quote my grandpa “you can call a piece of s*** by any other name, it still smells the same”.
Report Post »temple62
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:12pmJOURNALIST GROUP COMPLAINS ‘ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT’ TERM IS ‘OFFENSIVE’ TO LATINOS so lets call them what they are: future felons, law breakers or simply illegal Mexicans!
Report Post »warner
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:12pmCriminals, outlaws, illegal visitors, law-breakers, non-citizens, line cutters, I could do this all day! Take your pick! I don’t care what the ******* journalist think…illegal is ILLEGAL! You want to fill out the paper work and go through the normal channels to immigration than “Welcome to America!” If not, than go home!
Report Post »bisbad1955
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:12pmJust plain old illegal is fine with me or criminal aliens.
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:11pmHow about Alien Criminals?
Report Post »stingerhp
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:11pmIf you are a male, you are a male..If you are a female, you are a female..If you are white, you are white..If you are black, you are black..If it is night, it is night..If it is day, it is day..If you are here illegally, you are an illegal immigrant..If you are becomming a U.S. citizen, you are almost an American..So what is the problem ??????????????????????
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:36pmactually, i would like to see the word immigrant stopped. my great grandparents were immigrants. they did it the right way. it’s an insult to call these people immigrants. they are INVADERS and should be dealt with as such.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:41pmGotta’ agree w/ HIGHCARRY on the INVADER term versus immigrant – not all of these illegal border crossers are immigrants some are here to serve in roles of espionage, sabotage, terrorism, economic piracy, etc. – not all of them plan to stay just come here for whatever illegal purpose.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:55pm1984…………………2+2=5……………we are all being brainwashed.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:11pmTO FRIGGIN BAD………..what is offensive is that these people don’t respect and observe our laws.
Illegal immigrants…
Report Post »Border hoppers…..
Border Bandits….
Border thugs….
Squatters….
Illegal beggars and takers….
Bluebonnet
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:56amNice list of things to call the illegals. My favorite was what they were called years ago: Beaner
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This what what this person though and I copied:
TO FRIGGIN BAD………..what is offensive is that these people don’t respect and observe our laws.
Illegal immigrants…
Report Post »Border hoppers…..
Border Bandits….
Border thugs….
Squatters….
Illegal beggars and takers….
PatriotsCause
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:10pmWell there are more than just Latinos that are here as illegal immigrants. So why is it that just the Latinos will be offended?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:35pmPatriotscause:
Report Post »I just call them “Obamalike”. He fits the definition.
cheezwhiz
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:23pmWell there are more than just Latinos that are here as illegal immigrants
Report Post »—————
True.
Look at Obama’s moocher auntie Olive ( or whatever the heck her name is )
Republic
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:10pmThe ones at the border carrying guns need to be called, “targets”.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:35pmI can’t…stop…..laughing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:10pmIf it offends them then they shouldn’t emigrate here illegally. Why in the world should we be concerned whether or not we offend them? I personally prefer illegal alien.
Report Post »TrueGrit
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 6:17amCRIMINAL TRESPASS is what they are guilty of so why not just say it like it is?
CRIMINAL TRESPASSERS, which is not racist or ‘latino’ offensive.
It’s just the truth.
MEXICAN TRESPASSER
CHINESE TRESPASSER
ARABIC TRESPASSER
Race, nationality, sex, creed, age… matters not!
Wolverine
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:08pmCall them whatever you like does not change the truth of the matter. I’ll call them Pink Daisys, but those Daisies have not crossed into the United States legally through US Customs and therefore are Pink Daisies brought into the US illegally just like illegal drugs, illegal robbers, illegal drug smugglers, illegal gotten goods etc. Words have meaning and this is an attempt to soften what we are looking at just the same way abortion got a new name and the same way gays got a new name. But anybody who is against their agenda gets a name divised by them. Homophobe, Zenophobe, Racist, Sexist, Global Warming denier, Birther (rich). We should embrace these names and take them off the table. Define me as a racist. Just go ahead and try it.
Report Post »stingerhp
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:08pmThe so called SPJ is nothing more than a made up organization in someones mind..There are no journalists around that know who they are..Must be a new liberal smut organization..So be it..Worthless drivel…………..
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 9:26amDoes SPJ stand for Society of Poor Journalism?
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:06pmIllegal immigrants are offensive to me also. Guess we have more in common than I thought. Would they prefer “banditos”?
Report Post »cubber
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:05pmThe term murderer may be offensive, BUT if one is a murderer, then one should be called a murderer. Close the borders and we don’t need to have this discussion
Report Post »starman70
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:33pmThief is also offensive, call them purloiners of other’s goods.
Report Post »Beattendown
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:14am…child molesters get real pissed when they’re called perverts…while there legs get broken by those concerned
Report Post »Patriot
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:04pmHow about “Border challenged”
Report Post »stephenb.net
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:10pmBorder Challenged, LOL
Report Post »A1955Rosie
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:13pmThat’s a good one.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:57pmDocument challenged
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:33pmHow about the term “legally challenged”
Report Post »triquad
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 9:26pmHow about CockRoaches,they are a plague to our Country and should be treated as such.
Report Post »So
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 9:56pmThey are what they are. How about we just cut to the chase and say, “Goodbye.”.
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:50amI prefer “kamikaze” … draft em ell and send them to the enemy front! If they survive and win the war on terror, they get citizenship! Eleven million kamikaze soldiers with M4′s would most certainly give us an advantage in battle!
;)
Report Post »Beattendown
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:01amWe need to go and ask “La Racesta” what deal was promised so there not illeagle…or did they move the border south of Panama
Report Post »Dumbsht
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:03pmWell maybe, but so is the term “Gringo”
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:48pmYou’re only a gringo in Mexico. You’re an AMERICAN in the U.S.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:03pmYou know this is the kind of moron teaching classes in journalism all over America! Is it any wonder we’re all wanting to sue the MSM for malpractice?
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:13pm@DAGNEYT
Report Post »You’ve gotten to the heart of the matter, journalists who don’t understand journalism. Journalists who seek to steer the agenda are betraying their craft and the trust of the public.
It is absolutely not the responsibility of a journalist to shape the policies of America or any other sovereign country through their reporting. This is what you get from the Ivy League type schools and the left wing wackos who teach in them.
Aldo_the_Apche
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 2:24amthats so stupid honestly illegal immigrant is the right terminology and what are they trying to accomplish….making it more acceptable to cross the boarder if you ask me.
and what about these drug cartels down there i suppose next we will have to refer to them as “commodity trading brokers”
Report Post »booger71
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:02pmIllegals being in my country offends me and my pocketbook
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:35pmI no longer care what offends anyone. If it offends you, it is your problem not mine. This “I’m offended” sillyness is a clear attempt at manipulation and I will not be manipulated. So consider me insensitive I could not care less! http://guerillatics.com
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:34pmMaybe I should just shut my mouth and start shooting
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:40pm@ BEEKEEPER, I’m in stitches the break down post cracked me up… jajajajajajaajajaja <<<< just so our illegal friends can feel comfortable…
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:50pmIRONMAN: I agree and well said.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:46amIRONMAAN I am with you 100%
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 6:18amI’m so tired of being politically correct. If they would just come here legally they wouldn’t have anything to worry about.
Report Post »charliego
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 10:49amDITTO BOOGER71 and IRONMAN
Report Post »Appalled
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:17pmThank God we’re armed!
Our government isn’t interested in protecting us.
EVERY DAY I‘M GLAD THAT WE’RE ARMED!
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:34pmcaring what happens to our country doesnt make us racists. everyone is free to apply to come here the right way. but anyone who sneaks in is nothing but a criminal and cares nothing about anyone but themselves as we can see by how the country is acting lately. its not racest to demand people do things the right way. just like its not racist to want obama to prove hes constitutionaly eligible to be president. why is it so hard for people to show their documents? unless they dont have any? its time obama released his documents. all of them! this is enough of this game of is he or is he not..
Report Post »Dumbsht
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:00pmSo I guess we call them outlaws.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:08pmSo now the word “illegal” will also be non PC soon? Does this mean we now will have to refer to any kind of criminal as a “Socially Challenged Individual” or a “Untrained, emotionally deficient person?”
And here I thought we just use to call them by the older name of “Politicians.”
Report Post »TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:10pmWetbacks works too!
James
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:13pmBanditos?
Report Post »sportlock
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:15pmOddly, you never hear of an illegal saying “that’s offensive, I’m going back to my own country!”
balrog
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:19pmmore orwellian newspeak ….calling them undocumented sounds like they got documents coming…hopefully they will be deportation documents and fines for illegally entering our country..or pink slips from employers prosecuted for hiring illegal aliens.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:22pmthat individuals living in America without approval should be called ”undocumented workers“ or ”undocumented immigrants.”
—————–
Undocumented ?
Report Post »Really /
Meg Whitman’s maid had all the documents ..SS card, CA- DL, etc…
Quad-rip-legic
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:24pmI would suggest we call them infantry, for it is it not an invasion of the US?
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:26pmhow about
Border Jumping Baby Factories
EgoBrain
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:27pmOk, illegal aliens.
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:29pmWhat about 2 year-olds that are brought across the border. are they also “undocumented workers”?
Let’s break it down – illegal and immigrant
Illegal – not legal, as in “not in America legally”
Immigrant – from another country
Where is the “offense”? Seems rather accurate to me…
What’s next, bank robbers are “unauthorized bank customers”?
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:30pmIf they can make journalists call OSAMA bin Laden -(U-Sama) because of the Obama Osama slips.
Report Post »They can call the Ilegals peter Pan…But they’re still Illegal Aliens
Xcori8r
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:31pmA lot of enemy combatants in the bunch.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:31pmWho cares what they think anyway! We think they should report the news in an unbiased manner and they could care less what we think, so-o-o-o, who cares what they think. Go find one of the few people that read/listen to them and complain, then they might find someone who cares. If the government would do what they are supposed to do with people (that’s collective) that enter the country illegally or stay past their visa expiration date then there would be no need for any term whatsoever – everyone would be legal citizens. Maybe they should go chat with Janet.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:33pmLets just call them what they are :
los ladrones
Report Post »SHASTADIANE1
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:43pmI’d vote for going back to the term “wet-back” except that they come in by other means these days too. If they don’t like the term by which they are called, go home. Then they will be Lawful Citizens.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:43pmI got it!
How about we call them
Deported Immagrants!
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:43pmHow about just plain “Criminal”
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 5:44pmYou can call them what they were called for many, many, many years. The only term I heard was they were called WETBACKS. I guess we can always go back to calling them that.
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:11pm.. yea or law breakers, criminals etc! Their presence is offensive to me where are those to complain for the other side or is that not PC? The more the radicals push this type of agenda the more “we the people” need to push back. That said continue to call them what they are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS add on the other terms. outlaws criminals etc. That is what they are. And for those like these bleeding heart liberals on their side they are sympathizers, enablers or criminal activity label them as such.
Anyone thinking Nov 2 was going to slow or stop the radical machine down is greatly misled. That was nothing but one round won in a more than likely 15 round fight! Keep pushing back no matter what, stand your ground and hold the line. Its time to give them ALL a dose of their own medicine through http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:15pm@SNOWLEOPARD…You’d better be careful my friend…someone of your ability to “translate the PC language” just may be drafted to teach in the Re-education Centers after the NWO takes over!
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:21pmI like the ACCURATE TERM illegal aliens. If not, how about criminal aliens… maybe foreign invaders… how about destructive forces… ******* is a little harsh, but the hell with pc. How about terrorists since 1/3 of them constitute the US penal system (where criminals go. How about…narco traffickers, human smugglers, reconquistadories??? How about a blight on American prosperity??? Thiefs??? Welfare and foodstamp recipients??? Destroyers of American cities??? Responsible for hospital closures??? Non taxpayers??? How about brown trash??? Illegal voters??? Blight on society??? No drivers license or insurance carrying motorists??? Democrat congress bait??? Somebody stop me… I could go all day.
The point is they are all criminals from the time they cross the border, ie. ILLEGAL, no matter how nice they are or how sad thier story. Any of these PC reporters are committing treason for intentionally or ignorantly (ignorance of the law is no excuse) aiding and abetting a foreign invasion of the United States, and attempting to cover up the truth through intentional lies and mistruths, causing additional harm.
Deport them all and allow WE THE PEOPLE to properly defend our borders. The govt wont. Let us.
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:22pmBy the way, for the record. I AM OFFENDED AT YOUR OFFENSE… AND THEIRS.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:26pmThe other word that aptly describes illegal immigrants and illegal aliens is INVADERS.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:30pmSorry I will still call the illegals – thats what they are!
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:32pmSo are rapists = ambitious lovers? Felons = law benders. Will they rename the 19 9/11 boys Arab truth seekers instead of terrorists?
Report Post »JESUS-IS-LORD
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:34pmThere seems to be no limit to the amount of racism in America. What hypocrisy! One of the nation’s mottos is a “MELTING POT”. The only country in the world where no other race is originally from except the Indians that were wiped out intentionally. To those who blaspheme your fellow brothers, do some research! If you are human, guess what? you all came from the same source thousands of years ago when it started! Stop being so blatantly evil as to where someone came from. Go and read the Bible, specifically the book of Genesis then ask God to forgive you for being ignorant.
Report Post »DonoRomantico
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:37pmUndocumented Beaners
RepubliCorp
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:40pmDid you ever think the day would come when criminal invaders would tell the American press how to refer to them? Sickening………
Report Post »DonoRomantico
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:41pm@ Jesus (HeyZues), you are a fool amigo.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 6:54pmHow do you say “Boo-Hoo-Hoo” in Spanish???
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:07pmTruth hurts doesn’t it. Come here the right way and you want be offended. Cry me a river!!!!!!!
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:09pmAzDebi
Ask me if I care about the threat of ‘reeducation camps’ from anyone in the government; most likely they will just kill me as an enemy of the state right at the beginning.
Report Post »ltb
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:17pmI find it offensive that these criminals are breaking into my country, stressing out infrastructure paid for with my money and stealing social welfare programs paid for with my money. If you don’t like being called ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, then sneak back across the border to your country, fill out the necessary paperwork to gain legal U.S. citizenship and wait in line like a LEGAL IMMIGRANT.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:35pmhow about
Fatinos instead of Latinos
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:36pmUhm, does this means that now all Latinos are “illegal immigrants”? That’s going to be a big shock to several people I know who worked long and hard to become U.S. citizens.
Conversely, it also implies that all illegal immigrants are Latinos, which is going to be a bit of a shock to some Haitians, a couple of Albanians and a few people from the mid-East who are presently sitting in detention awaiting deportation to what everyone thought was their country of origins. When you think about it, I guess it would be cheaper to just send them back to Mexico City and let them find their way home from there on their own.
But, hey, if the Latinos want to corner the market on illegal immigration, fine with me. Their choice, not mine.
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:36pmYou call a steaming pile of dog poo a “rose” and you still have to clean it up with a rag over your nose so you don’t have to smell it.
Report Post »Take your “PC” feel-good terminology and feed it to someone else. Americans are STILL smarter than you, despite our department of education.
Sparky101
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:40pmOkay, here’s the deal. I’m Pro-Life, but the lame stream media cannot bring themselves to use the term I use to identify my stance on abortion. It drives them nuts that we coined the term, because the flip side of that isn’t very pretty. If you aren’t pro-life, what are you? See? So, since they needed a way out, they invented Pro-Abortion, meaning the flip side is that I am now referred to by every news story ever written relative to the topic, as Anti-Abortion. See, that word anti, has negative or bad connotations – and they just love to stick it to us every chance they get. I‘ve actually had a news paper editor tell me that he’d get run out of town if he used the proper term, Pro-Life. All his newspaper buddies would really get on him.
But, in today’s PC world that hates Christians and hates Pro-Life People, and hates Tea partiers, and hates conservatives, they are worried about offending illegal aliens. Folks we are really losing this nation to a bunch of liberal, progressive, fringe, loony freaky thinking people. It is really getting weird around here when people call bad “good” and call good “bad.” We have arrived in Alice’s wonderland, with a President who would rather hang out with revolutionaries and marxists than a bedrock American. And now I return you to your regularly scheduled program.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:40pmPersonally I could care less if they are offended.. IF the shoe fits wear it.. you come in uninvited your an illegal.. if you stay after your visa expires your illegal.. How about if someone is here ILLEGALLY but ARE NOT LATINO/?? are they still offended??? If they don’t like it LEAVE go back to YOUR country and come here the LEGAL way.. No PC for me I make it KNOWN how I feel.. and I KNOW illegals.. tell them right to their faces.. one actually was bragging about having ANOTHER kid #6.. he gets welfare, food stamps, medical and works for cash.. My comment to him was “OH GREAT ANOTHER KID FOR ME TO SUPPORT”.. maybe I am rude but I don’t get breaks on the law why do they??
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:43pm@DashRipRock.. GOOD POINT..lol
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:47pmHow bout the fact that Al-Qeda has been forming more and more training camps in Mexico, and since they (arabs) look the same anyway, they are being taught the spanish language and sent over via coyote smuggler and not caught? If you don’t KNOW about this, you haven’t been looking at WorldNetDaily.com for the last THREE YEARS. The southern boarder is so pourous it may as well not even exist, and our sworn enemies know this. Terror cells are alive and well here, and the next attack ain’t gonna be no “one shot towers down” deal, but a full scale attack, not by 19, but by THOUSANDS. i DON’T CARE AS MUCH ABOUT THE illegal mexican aliens coming accross as i do those islamic enemy combatants coming through.
yeah, I’m raising hell, but napalotano could give a rat’s ass about that, or even see my words as worthy of investigation. She has the total subversion of the United States public in her site picture, and she will NOT be stopped until the death camps are running full steam.
Wise the eff up, America. The second amendment is our ONLY saving grace. Use it now before we all fall.
Report Post »Esthers_daughter
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:00pm@Beekeeper
lol…Im glad to see Im not the only one wondering how a definitive term is somehow not definitive of what its describing :)
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:00pmLet’s go back to wetbacks.
Marcobob69
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:10pmToo friggin bad! Go back where you came from and come back LEGALLY!
Report Post »desertspeaks
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:15pmilliterate socialist foreign sponges brought here to ensure the continued unemployment of legal citizens, thereby encouraging the demise of the U.S. economy. With the implicit knowledge and approval of the Federal Government. To what ends????? 1984???? NWO???
Report Post »tradexpertbuysell
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:31pmWasen’t it Abe that said:
You can offend some of the people all of the time
and
You can offend all of the people some of the time
but
You can’t offend all of the people all of the time.
For those groups the violate other peoples rights to free speech to shut them up by using the magic word “OFFEND” I have this to say.
Sung to the battle hymm of the Republic
UP YOUR NOSE WITH A RUBBER HOSE
UP YOUR NOSE WITH A RUBBER HOSE
UP YOUR NOSE WITH A RUBB-BER HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE
BUT THE TRUTH KEEPS MARCHING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL TOGETHER NOW…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:33pmHey .. you don’t like it here … LEAVE .. believe me NO ONE is stopping you illegals from going home on this side of the border!
Report Post »triquad
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 9:20pmToo Dam bad,this just proves that mexicans are in fact the largest amount of illegals in our Country.so now they freaking boo hoo about the terminolagy of what they are.If your illegal, Get out of my Country now!
Report Post »Fedup
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:03pmLet’s just call them what they are… foreign invaders.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:33pmDo we have to go back to calling them wetbacks?
Report Post »truthwinz
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:36pmThe term “Widow” is really offensive to me…..but I am what I am. Deal with it.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:51pmJesus-Is-Lord,
I think you might want to stop and think about what you said and who you consider racist.
The discussion started over the use of a non-prejoritive legal term “illegal immigrant” which the journalist (not the Latinos or the general populace) decided was “offensive”. In shorter words, the journalists decided that “illegal immigrant” was a code word for “Latino”. It’s not. Illegal immigrant applies to ANYONE who is in this country without the proper papers, which would include my maternal great grandfather, as far as anyone can tell.
Secondly, not every “immigrant” is Latino. It wasn’t all that long ago when I was at a meeting when an American born municipal employee with a Slavic last name came in. One of the Latinos at the meeting turned to him and literally said, “What the he– kind of last name is that?” The employee turned to me and began to spell out his last name. I waved him off and asked him in that particular language if he understood or spoke that language and he replied to me in that language. Continuing on in our common Slavic language, I explained that already knew how to spell his last name. He was thrilled. I wish I had had my iPhone to take a picture of the expressions on the faces of the other people at the table. They were absolutely floored.
The same thing happened at another meeting I was in when someone was complaining bitterly that certain documents weren’t available in Spanish. When everyone turned to me, I simply replied that I only speak and understand two languages, English and one of the Slavic languages. Of course, I forgot to say it in English, and the other person in the audience who speaks a similar Slavic language fell out laughing.
So, I think you might want to take a step back and realize that the people who are complaining on this thread have probably had their faces rubbed in the “Latino” culture and the fact that they aren’t fluent in Spanish just a tad bit too often. If you know anyone in Quebec who is ethnically English, ask them about how the French Canadians kept cogitating during the 70′s and Quebec almost ended up with civil war.
Also, this constant harping on political correctness is often at the expense of other people, especially since the rest of us now have to bow and scrape to accommodate people who have broken the law and should not be in this country, regardless of their country of origin.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:07pmGet over it. I am sick of the PC crap…I am the one offended because they have broken into my homeland!!! FU ******* media!!!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:28pm“Quill, Diversity Committee member Leo Laurence announced the organization’s new campaign against “illegal immigrant” and “illegal alien,“ claiming that individuals living in America without approval should be called ”undocumented workers“ or ”undocumented immigrants.””
HOLY ILLEGAL HORSECRAP!
I call it as I see em, and if you can’t handle the truth then too F-n bad!
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:37pmOk sorry, I’ll go back to “ illegal aliens ”.. Good enough for me.. And you’re lucky I even apologized..
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:48pm“[T]his is not about being politically correct,” SPJ Diversity Committee chairman George Daniels says, but about aiming to “minimize harm” when reporting.
Report Post »…………………………………
One word response: BULL …..
dontbotherme
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:32amSorry. Correct term is illegal alien. Criminal. Call it what it is.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:02amCalling a spade a spade seems pretty logical to me! There is something offensive about the truth?
Report Post »majestic10
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 2:48amJournalist Group Complains ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Term is ‘Offensive’ to Latinos!!!
Who Really Cares?? Secure the Borders!! Put all these People on 99 Plus weeks of IS paychecks to work building a Fence, or a pit, or a wall, or maybe minefield and Electrified Razor Wire, Claymores, Spooky Gun ships, Predators,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hey is it just me, or is it really too hard to secure the border? Travel to Israel, look to see how they have to protect every inch of their border. Like a Dam, the little leak will slowly at first, but surely will become a flood. I think it already has!
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:18amIn the same way that coming here to rape, kill, steal, take jobs, drive down wages, sell drugs, destroy our social construct is “offensive” to me.
Report Post »YOOPER69
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:48amIf it waks like a duck and talks like a duck, where is the problem here?
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:49amI prefer wet backs…that is until they have gone through the process to get citizenship. Then I will call them American’s.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 8:01amOk, they’re here illegally … I will call them whatever I damn well wanna call ‘em, you worthless, pansy ass Liberall turd!!!
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 8:10amNo, we’ll call them what they, and any other person coming through the backdoor of the US: ILLEGAL. They are breaking the laws of the land. The laws on already on the books need to be enforced. And, why couldn’t all north, and souuthern border states (except for CA, since they encourage ILLEGALS), declare a State Of Emergency, and force our FED govt to get serious, and fast, securing our borders, not just from ILLEGALS, but TERRORISTS! I didn’t know it was against the law to offend now. Oh, wait, I think that is Cass Sunstein’s argument as to why the FCC wants to control radio. I don‘t give a rat’s behind if ILLEGAL immigrants are offended. I’m offended by this, so-called journalist group, who do I sue?
Report Post »GREENART
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 8:41amPerhaps the “illegal aliens” prefer the word WETBACKS?
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 8:44amBadges? We don’t need no stinking badges.
Report Post »Indiana Patriot
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 9:17amI prefer ‘Criminal Trespassers”, but maybe that’s just me…
Report Post »JKN
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 9:29am“Illegal Immigrant” term is offensive to Latinos…
First, there is no such thing as an “illegal immigrant.” Either you’re a legal immigrant, or you’re an illegal alien.
Secondly, I find mass illegal immigration offensive; and as a hardworking, tax-paying citizen, I demand that our federal government perform one of its most basic duties: STOP the invasion from south of our border and protect the citizens of America!
PC has run its course… Instead of being politically correct, more and more Americans are becoming politically direct! It’s called survival…
Report Post »Major Infidel
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 9:31amWow.
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 9:58amIts obvious everyone’s opinion about being PC with illegals. NOW…I have but one question…When confronted in public or in mixed company are you going to change your speak to PC or continue to use the “illegal” (correct) designation? If you blink the Progressives in our government win. Until we start putting it all on the line this will not stop. Sacrifice cost something. No pain…no sacrifice. Read about the Founder of this nation (who by the way are turning back flips in their graves). We should all apologize to them for our apathy.
Report Post »wesleyapril
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 10:26amThey don’t want us to call them nothing – just go about your daily lives like you have been – don’t think, don’t talk, don’t read – :) they want us to be like the rest of the sheeple that drink the kool aid. :)
Report Post »ExpertShot
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 10:36amI’ll just keep referring to them as illegal aliens myself. This JOKE of a journalistic (I use that term very loosely) agency acts as if Mexicans/Hispanics/Latinos are the only illegal aliens in this country. Grow up, quit whining & get a life.
Report Post »infidelamerican
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 10:42amHow about illegal tresspassing social and economic thieves
Report Post »Hanna
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 10:54amTrust me, I just said ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT 40 times!
Report Post »takethelake
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:15amThey are right, an immigrant is here legally
Report Post »They are Illegals, period….
Bluebonnet
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:43amOh, Boo-hoo! What would they rather we call them, LAW BREAKERS? Funny how Mexico put illegals to their country in jail, beat and sometimes kill them. And these law breakers think we’re being meanies for calling them Illegal Immigrants? I‘d laugh at it if I weren’t crying for the stupidity of it all.
Report Post »GodBlessUSA45
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:51amEveryone commenting here is a racist redneck whitey who didn’t finish high school. Glenn Beck worshipers who hate the fact that our president is Black.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:58am@Armed Patriot…sorry…wouldn’t stop you if I could…YOU ARE ON A ROLL!!!!
Also, “I AM OFFENDED AT YOUR OFFENSE… AND THEIRS”.
Report Post »sonnetswan
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:02pmThe open border policy works in tandem with NAFTA to foster the NWO.
Report Post »Those with wisdom understand.
Appalled
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:11pmI like “Border Jumping Baby Factory” but I wouldn’t use that in public; funny though.
Report Post »This Latino group, illegals, citizens from another country…. whatever you want to call them…
is a whiney bunch!
Jump the border, apply for as many social programs and you can, forget about acclimating into society and then BITCH because they feel isolated & threatened.
They show NO respect to the countrymen that they’re INVADING; and no one wants to hurt their FEELINGS?!?!? UNBELEIVABLE!!!
This s@*# has to end.
ron the veteran
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:04pmits offensive to me the american taxpayer that these people invaded my country. if they are so offended by this you can all get the hell out! why dont you go to your country and make these demands? we need to put a bounty on them. they are criminals of the highest order. and any polititian who supports them is a traitor to this nation, and should be removed. what so called journalist group? one bought and paid for by george soros? you too george we are comming for you too old man….
Report Post »White Devil
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:34pmWho the hell cares if illegal aliens are offended? I’m 100 times more offended that they think we owe them anything. Drop dead you $*&%^! illegal aliens! Your time has come and we are FED up with you and your peevish whining. Grow a pair and take your own $%!) hole country back.
Report Post »Fletch
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:37pmALSO:
Drug Dealers will now be referred to as “Unlicensed Pharmacists”
Report Post »tess q
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 2:07pmthats an American term. it should be misplaced foreign outlaws!
Report Post »arulsatanbaraqobama
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 2:17pmObamacare has already begun labeling those Americans who are physically challenged, elderly, obese, mentally retarded, mentally ill, diabetic, amputees, and the list goes on and on. We have become known as the group that draws on the public wealth through our need for quality healthcare. We have become, through this legislation that will bankrupt our economy, disposible.
Report Post »LegalMama
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:03pmSo thery are offended by being called “Illegal Immigrants”? Well, I am offended that they think they can come here outside of the Law and then get everything FREE to them by You & I. If they are so offended, let them come inside our borders the LEGAL WAY…just as my ancestors did. And learn to speak good English too.
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:17pmNope call them wet backs in the wrong country, who cares if it upsets them, if they don’t like it go back to mexico.
We should be able to protect our boarder, and I need target practice, hey government I will pay my own way and bring my own ammo, can I come play on the boarder.
Report Post »akamaikamaaina
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:39pmA person guilty of the criminal tresspass of the borders of the U.S. is an invader.
Report Post »Main Entry: trespasser
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: intruder
Synonyms: encroacher, infringer, interloper, invader
How about Mexican interlopers, or Mexican invaders. This is a Mexican invasion. When did the U.S. become a country that will not repel an invasion? What branch of government deals with invasions? Semantically this is an invasion. And these criminals of 10,000,000 are a de facto army of Mexican invaders.
Al Otto
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:46pmThe Diversity Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Report Post »Proffessional Journalist REALLY?
How about calling themselve The Professional Agenda Committe of Socialist! thats right they can be called “The PACS” I tell you what if they really want to be considered “professional” then maybe they will start reporting the truth, which includes all of the following
WHO – WHAT – WHEN – WHERE and WHY
I hope the Socialist pigs from The Diversity Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists get back to us on this
Lambchop
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:49pmWhat is wrong with people??? They are illegal immigrants
Report Post »Caniac Steve
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:00pmBut you must remember that in this “age” of enlightenment….we don’t wish to offend anyone…but it is ok for someone or some group to offend a car load of folks who just left a church service on sunday …Go figure and in my neightborhood yes they are “outlaws” !!! heck our city 7 county jail are full of Outlaws !!
Report Post »avenger
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:09pmtough titty….
Report Post »docvet
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:25pmOK, a bit long, but accurate: illegal undocumented latinos. If that is too offensive, go where everybody calls them “fellow Mexican”. And to latinos who are here legally and like it here, shut the h*** up.
Report Post »Rn mom
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 6:26pmLMAO- the latinos and the republicans have something in common- we both think illegal aliens are offensive.
Report Post »AnnMarie
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:57pmHow about NOT Legal Immigrants?????
Report Post »roofster
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 9:03pmLeave
Report Post »Pendragon
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:09amGeez Illegal means just that…Against the law…Not Lawful…It encompasses all the research about the Hezbollah terroists working with MS 13 Gangs in crossing the Border Illegally to come into the Untied States from Canada Mexico and our Coastal Borders in Order for the Terroists as well as the Gang Members to become Sleeper Cells and woke up when it is time for them to act..Illegal Immigrants encompasses anyone who is not a Natural Born in the US person…Then if that were the Case they would be Legal
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:17amMaybe the Crimmigration supporting Latinos need to watch what they are doing in this country!
Watch these videos on Youtube!
**What the Local News Doesn’t Show You
Report Post »**Illegal immigrant supporters harass American citizens
**La Raza Mexicans Invade Texas Townhall
**American Immigrants Stomp American Flag
**Mexicans Attack Fellow Students For Waving American Flag-Shocking Footage
**LA teacher calls for mexican revolt in the US
**illegal mexicans attack america
**Nation of Aztlan
**BLACKS RISE UP AND FIGHT THE ILLEGAL ALIEN INVASION!!