A letter from me to the New York Times:
The New York Times recently refered to individuals who come illegally to this country as "illegals" themselves ("GOP Hopefuls Temper Anti-Immigrant Talk," Dec. 9). While I recognize the Times's need to use language reflecting the current American vernacular, I am furious that one respectable news source after another has given in to using "illegal" as a noun. We must remember that we are talking about people who broke our laws only to take part in the prosperity and freedom we mostly take for granted. They immigrated illegally. Calling them "illegals" rejects their more important status -- as human beings.
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