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i understand it’s the legal term, but calling someone an “illegal alien” still feels extremely dehumanizing. they’re still people. just call them illegal or undocumented immigrants its not that hard
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Anonymous 5d

truly it isn’t that hard. plus, in my head, someone actively avoiding immigration officials by hiding out and using fake socials would be “illegal” but someone who goes to work using an ITN who overstayed their visa but just was struggling through the process, or DACA kids, etc. would just be “undocumented” since their visa/documentation expired.

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Anonymous 5d

Alien is the term used in legal documents. “Illegal” is the word you should be more upset at

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