Colorlines and the Applied Research Center have started an awesome new campaign called Drop the I-Word, pushing the media and elected officials to stop calling immigrants “illegal” or “illegals.”
We at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health don’t believe any person is illegal and don’t use that language. Will you join us in dropping the I-word?
So glad this is on the table. Recently, I’ve even heard allies who support just immigration policies using the “i word” — they have never considered how degrading this language is. Thank you for making it explicit.