I’m sure people have used that phrase over the years as a parody of where immigration euphemisms were headed, and now, thanks to the Biden administration, it has officially arrived.
From the Axios afternoon email (and here’s a link to the story):
The Biden administration is urging officials to use more inclusive terms for immigrants, including replacing the word “alien” with “noncitizen,” according to an internal email scooped by Axios’ Stef Kight.
Why it matters: This is a more welcoming immigration stance than the Trump administration, which referred to unauthorized immigrants as “illegal aliens” and described border crossings as an “invasion.”
Other changes include using “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual” rather than “illegal alien” and “integration or civic integration” instead of “assimilation.”
Between the lines: An agency can issue a memo directing officials to use certain words over others in official communications, but they have less leeway on the words they use in legal settings.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services email specifies that “noncitizen” is to be used rather than “alien,” except when citing a statute or regulation or certain immigration forms.
Then, the legal term for someone not born in the U.S. or born in certain U.S. territories — “alien” — needs to be used.
The bottom line: Immigration advocates will likely applaud the changes, and hardliners will not.
Mitch no one cares about your plans. That goes for the 7 that broke ranks. You let more Rhinos slip in again using our grassroots money to help fund their election. Tell RNC to lose my email.
Nah, they will still be called illegal immigrants no matter what Geriatric Joe says.
Can I be an undocumented citizen, at least until we have a Congress that isn’t going to spend my tax dollars making America a worse place to live.
My AR-15 is not unregistered. It’s undocumented.
The proper spelling of illegal alien is TARGET
Illegal is illegal! Do you understand English? I forgot. It’s not required anymore even if you don’t understand any other language. My father was a veteran in the South Pacific and afterwards worked for up to 80 hours a week for close to minimum wages. My parents paid for my clothes, school transportation, and school books and lunches. He also found time to give to charities. I have absolutely no sympathy or respect for anyone who expects and receives a free ride. Almost forgot that they paid for medical and dental too. There’s a life story yet to be told about my journey
Actually, the proper terminology is “FOREIGN INVADERS” and the solution is to threat them as such.
The libs can call them whatever they like. It will not change the fact they illegally crossed our borders and entered our country without our permission. The illegals have no respect for the people who come in legally nor any respect for us as citizen taxpayers. Therefore, I have no respect for them and no sympathy for whatever conditions they had to bear in their home country. Stay at home and fight for your country because that is what we are going to do – we will fight to keep you out and keep our families safe.
You can’t make this shit up … Yes they are that stupid … what the hell are they thinking … are they that afraid of president trump ??? They are illegals aliens no matter what else you want go call them . Try crossing the border illegaly once and see how the other side treats you . You will be called a illegal alien and arrested as one . whos going to feed and house these new illegal aliens ??? And where will this happen ??? Do you want them living next door to you ??? You know damn well they won’t be living anywhere near the delusional democrats family’s . Not the new riff raft coming over the boarder . Good luck with them living next door to you .
These people are criminals they are coming here illegally and should not have any rights in this country. The only rights they have is the right to go back to their own country or prison. I don’t care if they are children without any parents the parents sent them here that tells that they are not very good parents and this country already has too many children’s that have no parents. We spend too much on taking care of other countries people. This country doesn’t need any more people coming from muslms terrorist countries. The elderly here needs more help then illegal’s coming here looking for a hand out when American citizens are told they don’t qualify for any kind of state or federal benefits. I say the hell with illegals come here legally and work for your money and benefits like so many already have. It’s a slap in the face of those who have gone though all the steps to get here.
If the illegals are “noncitizens” then why in hell are they entitled to and accorded the same benefits paid for by hard working people who are legal citizens??? Democrats are idiots and this proves it.
Call them what they are: International Trespassers!
We all know there is no such thing as undocumented citizens, illegal aliens,wetbacks, invading armies or any other appropriate expletives, they are UNDOCUMENTED DEMOCRAT VOTERS.
Enjoy your freedoms while you are still free to exercise them, wait a minute, Joe Biden is issuing Mandates designed to take your rights away and they are now a memory from the past!
MANY OF YOU VOTED YOUR WAY INTO COMMUNISM UNDER BIDEN/HARRIS BUT REST ASSURED YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOOT YOUR WAY OUT!!!
* l like the term WET BACK”S better.
Since a old, dried up actress would love to pay for nothing, but hates Republicans so much, let her put up the illegal’s on her property, where she can fed, take care of their needs. I’m sure she can afford to support a few hundred, since wants them so much. Maybe that would help the tax payors of footing all the bills. Hollywood needs to help pay their portion of the bills instead those of us receiving minimum wage per hour, especially since the pandemic. All those million dollar stars needs to help out, instead of shooting off their big mouths.