Comment on 20 states sue Biden admin over illegals

• jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Illegals is just shortened illegal immigrant, just like temporary nonimigrant workers are called migrants. The negative connotation is yours.

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  • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Illegals is just shortened illegal immigrant, just like temporary nonimigrant workers are called migrants.

    They are migrants because they migrate. They aren't "illegals" because irrespective of the status of their presence according to those that claim dominion of the land they are on they are not themselves illegal.

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    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They are illegal immigrants or illegal for short per the definition you were given but appear unable to comprehend.

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      • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But they aren't illegal_s_ as that renders the phrase a reference to the people themselves and not their actions.

        To refer to people as illegal is dehumanizing.

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    • Blamemeta@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They are in fact illegal.

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      • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Humans can't be illegal.

        Only actions humans take can be illegal.

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      • ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No person is illegal. Regardless what their immigration status might be.

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