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Bill would ban term 'illegal alien' 
Democrat lawmaker moves to eliminate it from state documents

A state legislator whose district is home to thousands of Caribbean immigrants wants to ban the term "illegal alien" from the state's official documents.

"I personally find the word 'alien' offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children," said Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. "An alien to me is someone from out of space."

She has introduced a bill providing that: "A state agency or official may not use the term 'illegal alien' in an official document of the state." There would be no penalty for using the words.

In Miami-Dade County, Wilson said, "we don't say 'alien,' we say 'immigrant.'"

She said she encountered the situation when trying to pass a bill allowing children of foreigners to get in-state tuition at colleges and universities. Wilson, who directs a dropout prevention and education program in Miami, said she politely asks witnesses at public hearings on such issues not to use the term.

"There are students in our schools whose parents are trying to become citizens and we shouldn't label them," she said. "They are immigrants, through no fault of their own, not aliens."

Wilson said the first word isn't as bad as the second.

"'Illegal,' I can live with, but I like 'undocumented' better," she said.

Asked if her bill (SB 2154) might run afoul of Gov. Charlie Crist's "plain speaking" mandate for government agencies, Wilson said, "I think getting rid of 'alien' would be plain speaking."

OH the errors of political correctness  :-\

I like the analogy someone used on TV: Calling them "undocumented" rather than illegal, is the same as having your house burglarized and saying an "unauthorized entry" occurred, not a crime.  Isn't this our home?  Don't we have a legal right to protect it, and know exactly who enters and when?  Don't we knock on the door and wait for permission to enter someone's property?  Our government would rather leave our borders open to accommodate big business and special interest groups, than to protect us from potential terrorist or drug traffickers.  Greed will be at the top of the list of things that lead to the destruction of this country.  Of course, removing God from everything has to be #1. 

I love that analogy Faithin1,

how about uninvited intruder   ;D

It is almost like they want to "babyize" ( is that a word? lol) the crimmals.. to soften the fact that they are breaking a law!

That is the way of political correctness.

Amen...or should I say, joyous outbreak

Brother Jerry, that is just toooo funny!