I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US

Re:I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting... by saubeidl on Monday July 21, 2025 @05:07PM (#44640419)

> You (and everyone who takes that stance) are reading a lot into how the term should be parsed. "Immigrated illegally" is a completely accurate statement. It is not saying that the people are illegal (how could they be?), but that their immigration was illegal.

That is not what is said - otherwise it would be people who immigrated illegally, using an adverb instead of an adjective.

By moving the designator illegal from the activity to the person, you are criminalizing their being instead of their deed.

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Re:I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting... by ryandrake on Monday July 21, 2025 @05:34PM (#44640685)

Maybe we should start calling people who speed "Illegal Drivers," so that people can see the danger of a term like "Illegal Immigrant."

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Re:I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting... by AnimalMuppet on Monday July 21, 2025 @08:54PM (#44642165)

Well, if someone doesn't have a license and drives, we call them an "unlicensed driver". It's their driving that's unlicensed, not them as a human being.

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Re:I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting... by jjj123 on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @10:15AM (#44647172)

You sure? Seems to me that the person is unlicensed, as in they don’t have a license.

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