Comment on 20 states sue Biden admin over illegals
ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
Illegals is just shortened illegal immigrant, just like temporary nonimigrant workers are called migrants. The negative connotation is yours.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 years 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 2 years ago
They are illegal immigrants or illegal for short per the definition you were given but appear unable to comprehend.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 years 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 2 years ago
They are in fact illegal.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 years ago
Humans can't be illegal.
Only actions humans take can be illegal.
ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
No person is illegal. Regardless what their immigration status might be.