Using the Term ‘Illegal Alien’
I object strongly to Amin David’s attack (Dec. 28) on the term “illegal alien” and how in his opinion it’s use is now somehow “Un-American.”
These “illegal aliens” are in fact criminals who have violated federal law by entering our country and accepting employment illegally. To top this, the “illegal aliens” are now: 18% of the state prison population, 31% of County Jail population, 75% of all narcotic prosecutions in the county, involved in over half the murders in Santa Ana, etc. Facts are facts! The ostrich approach won’t cure this cancer by calling it by another name.
PATRICK DOLAN
Costa Mesa
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