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Immigration Egregore: The “Illegal Immigrant” Slur

By Angelo A. Paparelli on July 9, 2012
Posted in Immigration Discrimination, Immigration terminology

Immigrant from FranceA newly resurrected dispute over word choices has gone viral. Charles Garcia revived the debate by arguing that the term, “illegal immigrant,” is a slur.  Ruben Naverette countered that it is apt, albeit a discomfiting truth, asserting in essence that a spade should be called a spade. Siding with the Supreme Court, Dan Kowalski…

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