How to Label a Criminal Illegal Alien

Apparently newspapers have to be sensitive about how they describe killers.

Yahoo News reports:

The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, has issued an editor’s note apologizing for an Instagram post calling the alleged killer of 18-year-old student Sheridan Gorman an "illegal immigrant."

"On March 23, a post on The Phoenix’s Instagram page carried the following headline: ‘Immigrant Man Charged in Murder of Sheridan Gorman, DHS Involved,’" the editor’s note, posted below a Sunday article about Gorman’s murder, read.

"That headline didn’t reflect the most important elements in the story, and it was taken down minutes later to prevent any further harm to affected community members," the editor’s note continued.

"Additionally, in the body of the original post, we described the man who was charged as an ‘illegal immigrant,’ using language provided by the Department of Homeland Security," it went on. "That language does not align with Associated Press style, nor does it align with the values of this newspaper."

A Sunday press release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called the alleged killer, identified as Jose Medina-Medina, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela.

So the editor is lying about using DHS language, as it called him a criminal illegal alien.

I actually agree with avoiding the term "illegal immigrant". An immigrant is someone who comes to the USA on an immigrant visa, or is a naturalized citizen, or is in the process. Most of those called illegal immigrant entered the SUA illegally, or on some other visa. It would be better to call them illegal aliens, or deportable foreigners, or something like that.