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null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours agoDescribing a person as an “illegal” immigrant is dehumanizing, given that only acts can be legal or illegal, not people.
“Undocumented” immigrant is the generally accepted term.
It doesn’t really matter which you feel is the more accurate or better term. For all intents and purposes they have the same meaning, and one is clearly more dignified than the other.
merc@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
How so?
Yes, that’s why it’s “illegal immigrant” not “illegal person”.
Among some people, among others it’s “illegal immigrant”. Undocumented is wrong, the people have documentation, they just don’t have the legal right to reside where they do.
No, they’re both equally dignified, you’ve just been snarfing down propaganda.