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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Jul 6, 2019, 11:39 AM Jul 2019

The term "illegals" is a racist term

Last edited Sat Jul 6, 2019, 12:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Anyone using it needs to be called out immediately.

Too many times it's been ignored.

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The term "illegals" is a racist term (Original Post) SHRED Jul 2019 OP

Illegals, illegal aliens, aliens all need to be called out. Bluepinky Jul 2019 #1

Thank you SHRED Jul 2019 #2

Agree. There is no such thing as an illegal person. Enoki33 Jul 2019 #3

Agree 100% Ohiogal Jul 2019 #4

You inspired a tweet SHRED Jul 2019 #6

Undocumented workers. LuckyLib Jul 2019 #5

There are some people where I live who murielm99 Jul 2019 #7

My wife comes from an illegal culture. old as dirt Dec 2021 #8

Bluepinky

(2,465 posts)

1. Illegals, illegal aliens, aliens all need to be called out.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 11:41 AM

Jul 2019

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

2. Thank you

Reply to Bluepinky (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 11:42 AM

Jul 2019

Yes!

Enoki33

(1,605 posts)

3. Agree. There is no such thing as an illegal person.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 11:52 AM

Jul 2019

Ohiogal

(38,125 posts)

4. Agree 100%

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 12:42 PM

Jul 2019

They should be called Refugees.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

6. You inspired a tweet

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 12:55 PM

Jul 2019

I'll include it in the top post.

LuckyLib

(7,023 posts)

5. Undocumented workers.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 12:49 PM

Jul 2019

No human being is illegal or alien.

murielm99

(32,275 posts)

7. There are some people where I live who

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 02:00 PM

Jul 2019

think anyone who speaks Spanish in public is an illegal. If you try to pin them down, they just get angry.

Are they pushing this on Faux News?

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)

8. My wife comes from an illegal culture.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Dec 5, 2021, 04:58 PM

Dec 2021

Her ancestors ran away centuries ago, established a Palenque and defended their autonomy.

A couple of decades ago, the US government tried to kick us out of the country with a 10 year ban. Folks say that she was "illegal".

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