Associated Press Will No Longer Use Term “Illegal Immigrant”
“The news came in the form of a blog entry authored by Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll on Tuesday afternoon, explaining that the decision is part of the company’s on-going attempt to rid their Stylebook of labels.
“The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term ‘illegal immigrant’ or the use of ‘illegal’ to describe a person. Instead, it tells users that ‘illegal’ should describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally,” Carroll wrote.
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Last fall, the AP said they would restrict the usage of “illegal immigrant” to certain circumstances due to the complexity of the immigration experience.
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On Tuesday afternoon, The New York Times said that they are also currently considering revisions to their guidelines for using the term “illegal immigrant.”
” — Cristina Constantini, Copyright 2013 ABC News Internet Ventures
