Since when are illegals the only people who don’t speak English?
They’re not.
So if you think deporting “illegals” will mean you don’t have to hear any Spanish etc, you are actually conflating this with deporting basically all foreigners and that is racist. All foreigners are not “illegals”
It’s not even foreigners necessarily. There are millions of people who were born in the US that speak a non-English language as their primary language. In fact many of these communities have been here longer than English speakers have been, including native people and the Spanish-speaking inhabitants of territory the US annexed from Mexico, which includes the entire southwest region.
But even ignoring the hyperbole (ie never again = much less) it is still clearly implying that people who don’t speak English are illegals. Of course that is dehumanizing. And obviously false, designed to conflate non English speakers with people who crossed the border illegally.
Since when are illegals the only people who don’t speak English?
They’re not.
So if you think deporting “illegals” will mean you don’t have to hear any Spanish etc, you are actually conflating this with deporting basically all foreigners and that is racist. All foreigners are not “illegals”
It’s not even foreigners necessarily. There are millions of people who were born in the US that speak a non-English language as their primary language. In fact many of these communities have been here longer than English speakers have been, including native people and the Spanish-speaking inhabitants of territory the US annexed from Mexico, which includes the entire southwest region.
Jesus he used a hyperbole. Is this too subtle?
Says the person who doesn’t understand the dehumanizing connotation of calling people “illegals”
There’s nothing dehumanizing in it. If you crossed the border illegally, then you’re illegal [immigrant].
Plain and simple. No hidden context here
Proceeds to put hidden context in brackets.
That’s the point of dehumanizing language chief, you intentionally leave the part out that they’re human beings.
temporary protected status is NOT illegal, neither is applying for amnesty.
But even ignoring the hyperbole (ie never again = much less) it is still clearly implying that people who don’t speak English are illegals. Of course that is dehumanizing. And obviously false, designed to conflate non English speakers with people who crossed the border illegally.
Also many (most?) of them crossed the border legally. They just stayed here illegally.
Sure, then: Designed to conflate non English speakers with illegal immigrants. Still racist.
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It’s not hyperbole, it’s a dog whistle. Are you too stupid?
hey look, you’re doing the backpedaling for him!
We understand, you’re a racist. Ya don’t need to keep blowing the whistle