Biden says he regrets referring to 'an illegal' and defends direct criticism of Supreme Court in State of the Union - eviltoast
The president used the term to describe Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan who crossed the border into the U.S. and has been charged with the murder of Laken Riley.
  • Drusas@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Yes, it does. That’s the whole point of why it’s bad to use the word “illegal” as a noun to describe people. And that’s why people do so. Dehumanization. They’re not an illegal immigrant. They’re “an illegal”. Barely even a person.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      8 months ago

      That’s the whole point of why it’s bad to use the word “illegal” as a noun

      We’re talking about using the word illegal as an adjective: “illegal immigrant”. Immigrant is a noun, illegal is an adjective.