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Re:Motel 6 routinely gave guests' information to immigration... by mikeash on Thursday January 04, 2018 @01:30PM (#16072742)
People are never illegal. People perform acts which may or may not be illegal. “Illegal immigrant” is a dumb term. We don’t describe speeders as “illegal drivers.”
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Re:Motel 6 routinely gave guests' information to immigration... by ChemicalWarfare on Thursday January 04, 2018 @01:59PM (#16073016)
>> We don’t describe speeders as “illegal drivers.”

that's not apples to apples. "illegal driver" would be someone who is breaking the law by the very fact of them driving - ppl with no DLs for example. same with illegal immigrants - they are breaking the law by the very fact of being present in the country they are not permitted to be in.

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Re:Motel 6 routinely gave guests' information to immigration... by TrevorJ on Thursday January 04, 2018 @02:21PM (#16073221)
Illegal refers to the immigration status, not the person.
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