Word Games: Immigrant vs. Alien, Illegal vs. Undocumented
By Citizen Conservative
August 27, 2006
Those arguing on behalf of illegal aliens, and their “rights,” often play word games in appealing to the pride of real Americans.
“Immigrants Built America” and “We are all Immigrants” are popular slogans at pro-illegal alien protests and in jargon used by those who favor open borders, regardless of the impact on America’s homeland security, economy or culture. What the anti-rule of law crowd omits is the crucial word legal, as in legal immigrants. While it’s true we are all descendants of immigrants, it is not true that our forefathers came to America illegally. America was not built by illegal aliens!
Migrating to America legally is, and should be, a long, drawn out procedure meant to protect the interests of American citizens. It involves more than simply jumping a fence and heading north in pursuit of free health care, education, food stamps and other handouts paid for by U.S. taxpayers.
Legal migration means enduring rigorous obstacles like background checks to detect a criminal background or possible ties to terrorists; medical examinations to detect diseases still prevalent in third-world nations, but long since eradicated here; proof of financial solvency so as to prevent newcomers from becoming a burden on U.S. taxpayers; testing for knowledge of American history and English skills, and similar “hoops.”
Those who have jumped the fence into America in order to avoid our immigration hoops are not immigrants. Rather, they are illegal aliens, with no claim to welcome mat extended to legal immigrants. Such people do not deserve recognition or sanction by the United States, and should be rounded up and deported as soon as possible, without exception.
Another word game played by pro-illegal aliens is to call these miscreants “undocumented.” The implication being that the invaders are simply missing a piece of paper or two, probably some unnecessary bureaucratic red tape designed to keep brown people out.
In truth, illegal aliens have jumped over, rather than through, legitimate immigration hoops, leaving America vulnerable to undetected crime, terrorism, disease, and financial devastation at the hands of people with no legal or moral justification for being here.
Do not be fooled by word games and euphemistic cover-ups. People here illegally are illegal aliens. Period!
Source: NatAllNews.com
