New Mexican illegal alien term : "displaced foreign traveler."

[RLF]

7/20/2010 Redding.com

Arrest Made in US Forest Service Operation at Illegal California Marijuana Site. Forest Service has new Mexican illegal alien term : "displaced foreign traveler."

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Redding.com: Blogs: Bruce Ross' blog

Dont you think this is rather strange ?

 

[RLF]

*UPDATED:

New U.S. term for illegal pot growing aliens : "Displaced foreign traveler."

 

[Deuce]

One instance of the forestry service using an odd phrase does not mean a new official term has been created.
Besides, it's not like the forestry service is the arbiter of who is or is not in the country legally.

 

[The Mark]

Hell, it might be a tongue-in-cheek poke at political correctness.

:mrgreen:

 

[jujuman13]

Hell, it might be a tongue-in-cheek poke at political correctness.

:mrgreen:

You think that someone in the Forestry Service would poke fun at the great mesiah?, thus risking their job?

 

[washunut]

One instance of the forestry service using an odd phrase does not mean a new official term has been created.
Besides, it's not like the forestry service is the arbiter of who is or is not in the country legally.

You think Eric Holder is going to sue the ranger for making policy between nations?

 

[The Dane]

Oh look another just semantics, no meat issue.

 

[jamesrage]

Other than "illegals" and "illegal alien" I prefer the term trespasser or invader.

 

[The Mark]

You think that someone in the Forestry Service would poke fun at the great mesiah?, thus risking their job?

Political correctness =/= "the great mesiah", whoever that is...

And why the hell not, it doesn't seem a good reason to fire em'...