Grammar: A lesson from David Schultheis
David Schultheis, current HD14 representative and SD9 candidate, has apparently taken up a second career as a grammar teacher. An eccentric, bigoted grammar teacher.
A leaked memo reveals that Schultheis is adamant that legislators refer not to "undocumented workers" or "illegal immigrants," but to "illegal aliens." (You can download a PDF of the memo here. Hat-tip to ProgressNowAction.)
Aliens? Now that's a word that's sure to make people reach for their laserguns.
Why do I suspect the representative's desire is less about love of proper English and more about wanting to dehumanize and demonize illegal immigrants?
A leaked memo reveals that Schultheis is adamant that legislators refer not to "undocumented workers" or "illegal immigrants," but to "illegal aliens." (You can download a PDF of the memo here. Hat-tip to ProgressNowAction.)
Aliens? Now that's a word that's sure to make people reach for their laserguns.
Why do I suspect the representative's desire is less about love of proper English and more about wanting to dehumanize and demonize illegal immigrants?
Labels: David Schultheis, illegal immigration
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