In an editorial published by the Washington Post the term "illegal" immigrant was not used as much as it could have been.  There is actually a sentence where the Post describes Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio:  "In fact, his policies and tactics have gone far beyond any reasonable response to the challenges posted by undocumented immigrants."

Even using the term "undocumented" once in an article is an improvement.  I recently asked an unnamed reporter of a national newspaper why he used "illegal" instead of "undocumented."  He said that the term "illegal" was what people knew - he was using what was most familiar.

Thanks to the WAPO for helping make "undocumented" a more familiar word.

A small gift for Christmas.

MTH
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The Post’s View

Arizona’s rogue sheriff

Washington Post Editorial Board, December 21, 2011