USA Today Drops the “I” Word
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco
The fall of the “I” word continues.
This time it was USA Today that followed the Associated Press’ lead and has decided to no longer use the term illegal alien outside of direct quotes.
Here’s a quote from an official USA Today memo:
The term illegal immigration is acceptable, but do not label people as illegal immigrants, except in direct quotes. Undocumented immigrant, undocumented worker and unauthorized immigrant are acceptable terms — depending on accuracy, clarity and context — for foreign nationals who are in the country illegally. An alternative is to use a phrase such as “people who entered the U.S. illegally” or “living in the country without legal permission.”
The memo quoted was sent by William Coon to USA today staff.
Jim Romanesko broke the news on his blog, you can read the entire story HERE or be clicking on the image above.
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