City Council introduces bill to bar the term ‘illegal alien’ By Rich Calder and Aaron Feis
January 9, 2020 | 9:45pm
Don’t let them find out about ‘Wall’ Street.
The City Council’s Committee on Immigration is mulling a bill that would bar municipal government workers from using the terms “alien,†“illegal alien†or “illegal immigrant†in official documents.
“I introduced this bill because words matter and the language we use or choose to use has power and consequences,†said Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Queens) — who first floated the proposal late last month — in a Thursday committee hearing.
The legislation proposes the term “noncitizen†as an alternative. ...
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