Comment on 20 states sue Biden admin over illegals
ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoNobody’s trying to say they aren’t illegal immigrants. But using derogatory terms is unnecessary and won’t bring a lot of people to your side.
Comment on 20 states sue Biden admin over illegals
ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoNobody’s trying to say they aren’t illegal immigrants. But using derogatory terms is unnecessary and won’t bring a lot of people to your side.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Illegals is just shortened illegal immigrant, just like temporary nonimigrant workers are called migrants. The negative connotation is yours.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 11 months ago
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.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 11 months ago
They are illegal immigrants or illegal for short per the definition you were given but appear unable to comprehend.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 11 months 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.
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 11 months ago
They are in fact illegal.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 11 months ago
Humans can't be illegal.
Only actions humans take can be illegal.
ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
No person is illegal. Regardless what their immigration status might be.