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TheGreatConspiracy

(24 posts)
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:03 PM 4 hrs ago

I'm tired of the word "illegals"

Republicans try to paint all recent migrants as "illegals," regardless of actual legal status.

Asylum seekers aren't here illegally. The Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, aren't here illegally. But the right refers to all of them as "illegals."

Only recently did I realize that "illegal" is a code word for non-white. 😡🤬

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I'm tired of the word "illegals" (Original Post) TheGreatConspiracy 4 hrs ago OP
'Undocumented' is preferred by most non-maga people. brush 4 hrs ago #1
And generally, it's not people who have sneaked across the border and gotten away. Walleye 4 hrs ago #2
"Illegals" would more aptly apply to convinced felons Stardust Mirror 3 hrs ago #3
Illegal SilverDawg 3 hrs ago #4

Walleye

(34,226 posts)
2. And generally, it's not people who have sneaked across the border and gotten away.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:09 PM
4 hrs ago

What we usually see is people standing in line, filling out forms and getting a court date. That’s not illegal.

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