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Illegal Immigrants Protest Use Of Word “Illegal” To Describe Them, Demand They Be Called “Undocumented Immigrants”… by Admin

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Via Newsday:

A
small group of immigrants gathered in Woodbury Monday to protest the
use of the word “illegal” to describe those who have entered the United
States without documentation.

“By
saying illegal, they’re assuming that we broke a criminal law,” said
Jackeline Saavedra, 27, of Bay Shore, a Touro Law Center student who
identified herself as undocumented. “Not everybody enters illegally.”

Coordinators said they prefer the phrase “undocumented immigrant.”

Osman
Canales, 23, an immigrant rights advocate in Huntington who organized
the protest, said using the word “illegal” criminalizes a whole
community. “It’s a racist word against our community, so we’re just here
to raise awareness,” he said.

The
protest mirrored a larger effort nationwide to push media outlets and
people in general to stop using the word “illegal” when referring to
immigrants.

The
“Drop The I-Word” campaign was organized by The Applied Research
Center, a New York City-based racial justice think tank. Its goal,
according to its news website, Colorlines.com, is to “eradicate the slur
‘illegals’ from everyday use and public discourse.”

Campaign coordinator Monica Novoa said that in two years, 14,000 people have signed the group’s pledge.

“Using
a phrase like ‘illegal aliens’ or ‘illegals’ . . . reinforces the
notion that you could treat another individual as less than a human
being,” said Alina Das, assistant professor of clinical law at New York
University. “One action — whether it’s a crime — shouldn’t be used to
define a whole group of people or one individual.”

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