Friday, February 2, 2007

Words mean things.

Michelle Malkin and her ilk have practically earned their living bemoaning those media outlets that eschew the phrase "illegal aliens" for the more palatable "undocumented workers." It is political correctness at its most organized and calculated, they say. Take the language first, and the policy will write itself afterward. The words "agenda," "infiltration," and "subversion" arise time and again.

Interesting, then, this:

Entering the country without documents is a civil violation. It's neither a felony or a misdemeanor, as is, say, driving without insurance documents.

(Source: "The Mexican Invasion" by Rod Davis, in the February 2007 issue of D Magazine.)

Can you say "right wing political correctness?"

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