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2. Lovely Elie Wiesel quote. I agree with this post.

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Sun Jun 5, 2016, 09:26 PM

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Drop the I-Word. No human being is illegal. [View all] stone space Jun 2016 OP

"illegals" is dehumanizing Skittles Jun 2016 #1

Exactly! stone space Jun 2016 #10

Lovely Elie Wiesel quote. I agree with this post. GuestCheck Jun 2016 #2

Paraphrased in post #8. stone space Jun 2016 #13

HRC: "adamantly against illegal immigrants" Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #3

Careful, you're triggering the drumpfucks. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #4

It appears so. stone space Jun 2016 #14

And no one is saying a human being is illegal, only their immigration status. Shandris Jun 2016 #5

People go language-stupid when it suits them. Igel Jun 2016 #7

I've never heard it used that way. stone space Jun 2016 #9

oh PLEASE Skittles Jun 2016 #18

Their acts are however... TipTok Jun 2016 #6

Which acts? Breathing? Eating? Sleeping? Working? stone space Jun 2016 #12

Really? TipTok Jun 2016 #15

The subject is the I-Word. Calling folks "illegals" is dehumanizing in the extreme. stone space Jun 2016 #16

Side question... TipTok Jun 2016 #17

Wiesel is a Holocaust survivor. Igel Jun 2016 #8

WTF??? stone space Jun 2016 #11

I'm afraid I don't buy this, at least not wholly, Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #19

The problem is that the legal term is ripcord Jun 2016 #20

Yep. It's an accurate description of residency status Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #21

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