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Re:I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting... by russellbeattie on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:34PM (#44638747)

Agreed. The right terminology used by even the government is "unauthorized immigrants". These include people who may actually be in the country legally - like those seeking asylum - but can be deported at any time.

That said, though no person's existence should be called "illegal", I'm afraid it's an uphill battle to change that term if Fox News is going to use it 24/7. There are better hills to die on.

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Re:I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:49PM (#44638912)

> The right terminology used by even the government is "unauthorized immigrants".

I wish they used the term immigrant. The preferred term seems to be "illegal alien" or one or both of those words. See this example from yesterday from the department of homeland security: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/20/six-months-keeping-ameri...

Or a release from May for the Whitehouse: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-pr...

Or ICE in April: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/100-days-record-breaking-i...

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