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Robert Reich Dec 28, 2022

Memo to the media:

Stop letting politicians get away with calling asylum seekers "illegal immigrants" or saying they're not coming to this country "the right way." Seeking asylum is legal. Presenting themselves at the border & requesting asylum is "the right way" to seek asylum.

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ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈Dec 28, 2022

@rbreich
Most of the people reporting on Republican politicians these days (and Republicans are the ones saying "illegal immigrants" and "not the right way") have become stenographers. They just reliably record what's said, and type it out. No analysis, no fact checking, no context, just listen and repeat.

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Sue B.

@ScottSoCal @rbreich "Illegal immigrants", "not the right way", and even "illegals" are nothing but racist and xenophobic dog whistles bleated by bigoted Republican politicians who want to end non-white immigration and the asylum system altogether.