What's wrong with the term "illegal alien?" Jim Gearhart asks.

Enter the immigration debate fray, and you'll run into all sorts of variations on the term, and all sorts of alternatives to it. Some sound clinical, others border on pejorative. Illegal immigrant. Unauthorized immigrant. Undocumented alien. Illegals.

Since at least 2013, the Associated Press Stylebook — basically, the grammar Bible for most news writers — has frowned on just about all of those, even though it used to be fine with "illegal immigrant."

Jim asks: Why?

See Jim's recording this week on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/nj1015/videos/881519772243254/

What's wrong with the term "illegal alien?" Jim Gearhart asks.
Enter the immigration debate fray, and you'll run into all sorts of variations on the term, and all sorts of alternatives to it. Some sound clinical, others border on pejorative. Illegal immigrant. Unauthorized immigrant. Undocumented alien. Illegals.
Since at least 2013, the Associated Press Stylebook &mdash; basically, the grammar Bible for most news writers &mdash; has frowned on just about all of those, even though it used to be fine with "illegal immigrant."
Jim asks: Why?
See Jim's recording this week on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/nj1015/videos/881519772243254/

Jim Gearhart, New Jersey's No. 1 morning radio talk show host for more than 25 years, returns — turning his his acerbic wit and blunt insight to the state of affairs in New Jersey.

New Jersey radio legend Jim Gearhart is back!

The Jim Gearhart Show

Jim Gearhart, New Jersey's No. 1 morning radio talk show host for more than 25 years, returns — turning his his acerbic wit and blunt insight to the state of affairs in New Jersey

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