Biden Admin Orders Federal Agencies To Stop Using ‘Illegal Alien’ and ‘Assimilation’
Federal agencies will no longer use the terms “alien,” “illegal alien,” or “assimilation” when talking about immigrants. According to The Washington Post , memos sent to department heads at Immigration and Customs…
Federal agencies will no longer use the terms “alien,” “illegal alien,” or “assimilation” when talking about immigrants.
According to The Washington Post, memos sent to department heads at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection on Monday detailed the change.
The term “alien” will be changed to “noncitizen or migrant,” “undocumented” will become the new term for “illegal,” and “assimilation” will become “integration.”
The change comes as the Biden administration seeks to undoImmigration policies and rhetoric put forth by former President Donald Trump.
A 2019 analysis from USA Today examined the rhetoric used by Trump surrounding Immigration during the 64 rallies he held since 2017.
