Monday, January 3, 2011

So have you heard the new politically correct term for "illegal immigrant"?

Leo Laurence of the Society for Professional Journalists has brought a new fight to the political arena. This fight isn't for the freedom of speech, or the freedom of press, or the rights of the media. Nope this journalist is hoping to make Americans refer to illegal immigrants as "undocumented immigrants". His claim is that "illegal" is too offensive.

So when instead of illegal drugs. Should refer to them as undocumented. Instead of illegal practices they are undocumented practices. Maybe we should rename criminal records to troubled pasts, and maybe we shouldn't call orphaned children, orphaned. Just call them parentless. It isn't rape anymore. It's unwanted sexual contact.

Let's not forget that illegal is illegal regardless if an American commits a crime or if an immigrant crosses the border undocumented. What America needs today is to cut the bull. We need to stop worrying so much about peoples feelings. Living here in America has a price and rules. It doesn't make the process any easier by breaking the law first thing. It is rather sad that anyone would resort breaking the law to live here and make more of a burden on those they wish to be fellow citizens with. Of course, the government is will to usher illegal immigrants in and not enforce the law. No Mr. Laurence, illegal immigrant will be the best term for these undocumented non citizens.

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