§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoBiden’s Use of the Slur “Illegal” Underscores His Rightward Lurch on Immigrationscheerpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkBiden’s Use of the Slur “Illegal” Underscores His Rightward Lurch on Immigrationscheerpost.com§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareAlsephina@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYou don’t see why calling people “illegals” is a slur? The fuck?
minus-squareDarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIf a person enters a country illegally… that person is illegally in the country… the person is not a legal resident… they are an illegal alien… the person is illegal. It seems to make good sense to me.
minus-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoBeing somewhere illegally is not remotely the same as being illegal. It only makes sense to you because you didn’t actually think about it.
You don’t see why calling people “illegals” is a slur? The fuck?
If a person enters a country illegally… that person is illegally in the country… the person is not a legal resident… they are an illegal alien… the person is illegal. It seems to make good sense to me.
Okay fascist
Being somewhere illegally is not remotely the same as being illegal. It only makes sense to you because you didn’t actually think about it.