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Is “Illegal Immigrant” Offensive, Accurate or Both?

Is “Illegal Immigrant” Offensive, Accurate or Both?

FromThe Gist


Is “Illegal Immigrant” Offensive, Accurate or Both?

FromThe Gist

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With 100 inches of snow landing on Boston this winter, the issue of cars and parking has inspired calumny and tire-slashing in the Boston area. On The Gist, Jennifer Peter, local editor for The Boston Globe, quietly admits that she’s a parking-space saver. Plus, how can we use language to better describe undocumented immigrants with empathy and without politics? Mike searches for the right term with Define American founder Jose Antonio Vargas, a Filipino-American journalist who does not have legal residency status. For the Spiel, Bill O’Reilly might not be telling the truth.

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Released:
Feb 24, 2015
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Slate's The Gist with Mike Pesca. A daily afternoon show about news, culture, and whatever else you'll be discussing with friends and family tonight.