Experiments with truth: 9/7/11
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I believe that those immigrants would refer to themselves as “undocumented,” not “illegal.” (No human being is illegal.)
Thank you Lestin! You are absolutely right. I’ve tried to purge that word from my vocabulary, but in the hurry of getting this posted today, I ended up using the words of the original article—not my own. Unfortunately the Associated Press has yet to make the proper distinction between law and people.