illegal connotates criminal.
The statue of liberty (our beacon to all those in the world, but somehow many in the US seem to think the statue of liberty is only for those in Europe coming here, not for anyone south of the border.
It reminds me of the Wizard of Oz and how our friends from south of the border of Oz came to arrive in Oz seeking a brain, a heart, and courage.
And it took many many a moon for them to finally meet up with the wizard,
And the wizard said...(you know the story)
What is the difference between a citizen and a non-citizen seeking refuge, some political, some economical, all looking for a better life?
Just a stinkin' piece of paper. A Stinkin' piece of paper. Repeat after me- a stinkin' piece of paper. (which is the same thing as the paper a newspaper is written on.)
Hey NY Times-your box in your paper historically says "ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT"
Which I always took to be a methaphor for prejudice, ironically enough.
What about the news that is not fit to print? Why is it not fit for print?
But readers don't know that either, do they?
Change the words.
illegal immigrants is to 2012 words like the N word is. We don't print that do we Mr.NY Times?
(especially as the rightwingrepublicantealibertarians doesn't consider these people people in the first place.)
and these are PEOPLE. PEOPLE. PEOPLE. these are not criminals.
(why is Barbra Streisand streaming through my head?)
Please President Obama, be like the kind gentle wizard, and let's give these people that piece of paper and then let's make a fast path toward citizenship for the 100% of those that are not criminals. All it takes to make someone legal is a STINKING PIECE OF PAPER. Let's give the tired, the poor who flock here, that STINKING PIECE OF PAPER like the Wizard of Oz gave his fellow travelers from south of Oz's border.
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