[Vision2020] immigration: comment to RVcowboy

[rvrcowboy]

Ed,

You are correct, of course, "undocumented aliens" tends to put a softer spin
on the term than does "illegal aliens".  The premise being that in one case
the person simply does not have their papers in order and in the other they
are knowingly breaking the law.  Liberals tend to put their own spin on
softening down, or toning down if you prefer, anything that goes against
their simple belief systems.

Those who come across the border illegally are aliens and thus, "illegal
alien" is the proper term.  There are many aliens here in this country who
did not enter illegally but have stayed past their visa expiration, or
student permit, or whatever.  These people may be rightly called
"undocumented aliens" because they did not begin their time here illegally.

Be careful with backing Donatelo Juan just yet.  He could be someone totally
other than who he portrays himself to be.  I too am tempted to congragulate
him on speaking out for those who immigrated to our country legally and
castigating those who come here illigally, thus making it even more
difficult for decent, law abiding citizens from other countries to gain
legal access.  These are most likely the people most harmed by all the
illegal entries.  I am curious to hear more from Donatelo before lauding his
wisdom too boisterously.

Take Care,

Dick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melynda Huskey" <melynda at moscow.com>
To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] immigration: comment to RVcowboy


> Ed wrote:
> >
> >     "Undocumented immigrants"? WHAT? “Illegal Aliens” is more like it.
> >     Who comes up with the stupid inaccurate euphemistic PC
> >     catchphrases? That’s about as bad as renaming homosexuals,
> >     “gays”…is that to fool us into believing that they are happy,
> >     lively, spirited? Back to the issue at hand. As rational
> >     intellects (self-proclaimed in some instances), what do we not
> >     understand about the word “illegal”? Illegal means: prohibited by
> >     law, not a sick bird.
> >
> Maybe it's the English professor in me, but I have to ask, what makes
> "undocumented immigrants" a catchphrase, but not "illegal aliens"? Is it
> simply that one embodies a rhetorical position you agree with, and the
> other doesn't?
>
> About gay people . . . I don't think anyone's trying to fool you, Ed.
> Sometimes a word can have more than one meaning. You can be gay, and so
> can I, without any inconsistency at all. Either one of us could even be
> both--well, at least I could.
>
> As rational intellects, I think it's best for us to post under our own
> names, rather than pseudonyms. Don't worry about being an ugly duckling,
> Ed. Just speak right up, like the lively, spirited, happy fellow you are.
>
> Melynda Huskey
>
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