Breaking - AP - Illegal Immigrants no longer exist.

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Wednesday April 03, 2013 · 6:02 PM PDT

2013/04/03 · 18:02

AP will no longer use the term "Illegal Immigrant" or "Illegal" when describing a person that out of legal status in the United States.

AP Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explains the thinking behind the decision saying"

[AP] no longer sanctions the term “illegal immigrant” or the use of “illegal” to describe a person. Instead, it tells users that “illegal” should describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally.

It's offensive to say that a person is Illegal or an Illegal Immigrant and now the press is finally starting to realize it.

When you label someone an "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant" or just plain "illegal," you are effectively saying the individual, as opposed to the actions the person has taken, is unlawful. The terms imply the very existence of an unauthorized migrant in America is criminal.

Hopefully, we here at Dkos will take this to heart when writing and tagging diaries and when we discus immigrants and workers residing here in the USA.

Finally, were seeing real change in our societies tolerance and acceptance of anti immigrant, anti Latino language. When the press stops dehumanizing immigrants and Latinos all of our perceptions will change. When perceptions change, intolerance and racism can not thrive.

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Which is most dehumanizing?

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Which is most dehumanizing?

Illegal Alien

3 votes

Illegal Immigrant

0 votes

Illegal

0 votes

Wetback

13 votes

All are equally offensive.

9 votes

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Tuesday November 06, 2012 · 11:46 AM PST

2012/11/06 · 11:46

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO VOTE OR YOU ARE HELPING SOMEONE FIND THEIR POLLING LOCATION HERE ARE THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN LINKS TO FIND YOUR LOCATION AND WHAT TO BRING AS ID:

JUST PUT IN YOUR ADDRESS WITH YOUR ZIP CODE.

HERE ARE THE SWING STATE VOTING LOCATION LINKS:

COLORADO
FLORIDA
IOWA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN

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Wednesday October 31, 2012 · 11:01 PM PDT

2012/10/31 · 23:01

How does Obama get to the 270 votes he needs in the Electoral College?

The following states all have an over 95.5% chance of an Obama win, according to Nate Silver tonight at 538 and they add up to 237 electoral votes.

California – 55 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (55).
Connecticut - 7 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (62)
Delaware - 3 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (65)
District of Columbia – 3 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (68)
Hawaii – 4 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (72)
Illinois – 20 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (92)
Maine – 4 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (96)
Maryland – 10 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (106)
Massachusetts – 11 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (117)
Michigan – 16 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (133)
Minnesota – 10 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (143)
New Jersey – 14 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (157)
New Mexico – 5 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (162)
New York – 29 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (191)
Oregon - 7 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (198)
Pennsylvania – 20 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (218)
Rhode Island – 4 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (222)
Vermont – 3 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (225)
Washington – 12 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (237)

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What will Barack Obama Electoral Vote total be?

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What will Barack Obama Electoral Vote total be?

Less than 270.

1 vote

Between 270 and 280

6 votes

Between 281 and 302.

40 votes

Between 303 and 332.

50 votes

More than 332.

11 votes

Obama has at least a 71.5% chance of winning in states that total 281 Electoral Votes

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Sunday October 28, 2012 · 9:11 PM PDT

2012/10/28 · 21:11

How does Obama get to the 270 votes he needs in the Electoral College?

The following states all have an over 94.8% chance of an Obama win, according to Nate Silver tonight at http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/ and they add up to 237 electoral votes.

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201 votes Show Results

What will Barack Obama Electoral Vote total be?

201 votes Vote Now!

What will Barack Obama Electoral Vote total be?

Less than 270.

3 votes

Between 270 and 280.

20 votes

Between 281 and 302.

102 votes

Between 303 and 332.

64 votes

More than 332.

12 votes

Obama has at least a 69.7% chance of winning in states that add up to 281 Electoral Votes.

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Friday October 26, 2012 · 5:03 PM PDT

2012/10/26 · 17:03

How does Obama get to the 270 votes he needs in the Electoral College?

The following states all have an over 94% chance of an Obama win, according to Nate Silver tonight at http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/ and they add up to 237 electoral votes.

These 237 electoral votes are in the bag for Obama. All of them have at least a 97.7% of winning, according to Nate (except Pennsylvania that has a 94.0 chance as of tonight).

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Wednesday October 24, 2012 · 10:18 PM PDT

2012/10/24 · 22:18

How does Obama get to the 270 votes he needs in the Electoral College?

The states in the first group all have an over 90% chance of an Obama win, according to Nate tonight at fivethirtyeight.com and they add up to 237 electoral votes.

The states in the second group are all probable Obama wins according to Nate tonight and adding them to the first group brings us up to 303. If we take Colorado and Virginia away from the second group we would still have 281 electoral votes. Without CO and VA all the other states in the second group have at least a 66.5% chance of an Obama win today, according to Nate's new numbers.

The third group is a group of 1 right now. Florida still has a good chance. Winning there would bring us up to 332 electoral votes. I'm dreaming of a landslide mandate.

The following states all have an over 90% chance of going Obama as of tonight.
California – 55 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (55).
Connecticut - 7 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (62)
Delaware - 3 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (65)
District of Columbia – 3 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (68)
Hawaii – 4 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (72)
Illinois – 20 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (92)
Maine – 4 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (96)
Maryland – 10 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (106)
Massachusetts – 11 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (117)
Michigan – 16 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (133)
Minnesota – 10 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (143)
New Jersey – 14 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (157)
New Mexico – 5 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (162)
New York – 29 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (191)
Oregon - 7 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (198)
Pennsylvania – 20 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (218)
Rhode Island – 4 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (222)
Vermont – 3 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (225)
Washington – 12 Electoral Votes – Subtotal = (237)

These 237 electoral votes are in the bag for Obama. All of them have at least a 96.3% of winning, according to Nate (except Pennsylvania that has a 92.6 chance as of tonight)

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Friday October 19, 2012 · 12:34 AM PDT

2012/10/19 · 00:34

How does Obama get to the 270 votes he needs in the Electoral College?
The states are grouped in alphabetical order in 3 different groups.

The states in the first group all have an over 90% chance of an Obama win, according to Nate tonight at fivethirtyeight.com and they add up to 237 electoral votes.

The states in the second group are all probable Obama wins according to Nate tonight and adding them to the first group brings us up to 303. If we take Colorado and Virginia away from the second group we would still have 281 electoral votes. Without CO and VA all the other states in the second group have an over 71% chance of an Obama win today, according to Nate's new numbers.

The third group is a group of 1 right now. Virginia was in this group yesterday, but they moved up to probable and North Carolina still has a chance to get there, I suppose. But Florida is still in play. Winning there would bring us up to 332 electoral votes. I'm dreaming of a landslide mandate.

These states all have an over 90% chance of going Obama as of tonight.

California – 55 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (55).
Connecticut - 7 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (62)
Delaware - 3 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (65)
District of Columbia – 3 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (68)
Hawaii – 4 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (72)
Illinois – 20 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (92)
Maine – 4 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (96)
Maryland – 10 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (106)
Massachusetts – 11 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (117)
Michigan – 16 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (133)
Minnesota – 10 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (143)
New Jersey – 14 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (157)
New Mexico – 5 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (162)
New York – 29 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (191)
Oregon - 7 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (198)
Pennsylvania – 20 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (218)
Rhode Island – 4 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (222)
Vermont – 3 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (225)
Washington – 12 Electoral Votes EV – Subtotal = (237)

These 237 electoral votes are in the bag for Obama. All of them have at least a 96% of winning, according to Nate (except Pennsylvania that has a 90.4 chance as of tonight).

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Thursday October 18, 2012 · 6:42 PM PDT

2012/10/18 · 18:42

or more electoral votes.

The states are in alphabetical order in 3 different groups. The first group of states all have an over 90% chance of an Obama win according to Nate today at fivethirtyeight.com and they add up to 237 Electoral Votes. The second group are probably Obama wins according to Nate today and they add up to 290. The third group is Florida and Virginia which are still in play, and winning them would bring us up to 331 electoral votes. I'm dreaming of a landslide mandate.

These States have an over 90% chance of going Obama.

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Wednesday October 17, 2012 · 2:50 PM PDT

2012/10/17 · 14:50

as governor that he decided not run for reelection.

He was down in the polls against EVERY Democratic candidate.

A new University of Massachusetts poll shows Governor Mitt Romney (R) trailing any of his potential 2006 re-election opponents. Romney trails Attorney General Tom Reilly — the Dem frontrunner — by 15%. Secretary of State Bill Galvin and former USDOJ official Deval Patrick (D), by contrast, only leads Romney by single-digits. However, if Romney passes on the race to focus on a likely 2008 Presidential campaign, GOP chances of holding the Governor’s Mansion fade even further. The poll showed Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey (R) trails any of the Dems by wider margins than Romney. Healey trails Reilly by 25%, trails Galvin by 13%, and trails Patrick by 4%.

Deval Patrick ended up winning the Governorship. Prior to Governor Patrick, Massachusetts had 16 straight years of Republican governors. When Mitt saw the handwriting on the wall, he attempted to pass the torch to Republican Kerry Healy, but that didn’t pan out. Patrick won and is in his second term now. Read More

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Mitt was and is so unpopular in Massachusetts because

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Mitt was and is so unpopular in Massachusetts because

to know him is to not like him.

13 votes

they didn't and don't believe him when he opens his mouth.

1 vote

he comes across are aloof and arrogant.

6 votes

he cut education in Massachusetts.

0 votes

the don't like what Bains & Romney represent.

0 votes

He was and is such an inferior candidate.

1 vote

all of the above.

74 votes

none of the above.

1 vote

Obama Finally does something Significant for Undocumented Immigrants.

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Thursday August 18, 2011 · 3:59 PM PDT

2011/08/18 · 15:59

The Obama administration announced today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement should use their discretion to not pursue deportation or removal against "Low Priority" individuals that may be out of status or undocumented.
Those that are deemed "Low Priority", for example, would be students that are
Dream Act eligible.

The Obama administration announced Thursday that undocumented students and other low-priority immigration offenders will not be targeted for deportation under enforcement programs.

So many of these kids have brothers, sisters, parents and even children that are U.S. citizens or green card holders. Deporting them would only cause families to be separated and would obviously cause unbelievable hardship on everybody involved. So many of these kids don't even really remember the country they were born in.

The move means that those who are in deportation proceedings will have their cases reviewed and, if they are set aside as low-priority, could possibly be given work permits. Low-priority individuals will also be less likely to end up in deportation proceedings in the first place, officials said.

This makes so much sense. I'm glad the administration has finally done something significant that is not just getting rid of any undocumented immigrants because they happen to be out of status.

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Monday July 25, 2011 · 5:58 PM PDT

2011/07/25 · 17:58

That's a question that we have to ask ourselves even more so after the Oslo Terror attack. Domestic Extremism is a growing threat to our county and our world.

Our politicians and and Law Enforcement Officials are right to protect us from all levels of terror. But I would imagine the overwhelming majority of our resources are go toward foreign threats, whether it be overseas or from immigrants, both documented and undocumented.

But according to Gary LaFree, director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START there is a rising threat from right wing groups.

State police agencies polled by START researchers in 2008 overwhelmingly reported the presence of potentially dangerous extremist groups across the political spectrum, with nearly 90% saying neo-Nazi, skinhead, militia groups and other right-wing groups were present in their state. About two-thirds reported radical Islamic groups.
But they tended to rank Islamic terrorists as the greatest concern ahead of right-wing groups in terms of the threat posed, LaFree said.
"I think there's a little bit of perceptual bias there," he said.

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Thursday December 23, 2010 · 1:17 PM PST

2010/12/23 · 13:17

When asked at yesterday's news conference about the Dream Act failure President Obama said
"there are a number of things that I wanted to get accomplished that we did not get accomplished. But I will tell you, maybe my biggest disappointment was this Dream Act vote." (If you can be patient through the video's 30 seconds of commercials the answer is awesome. If not, the full text is at the bottom of this diary).

Obama sees the reality of these kids. He meets them. He reads their letters. We all know that many of our best and brightest are undocumented. If we waste this talent and energy it's a bad thing for America.

Ironically, after Obama's inauguration even George Bush said that one of his biggest disappointments was the failure to pass a comprehensive bill on immigration reform.
George Bush may have been one of our worst presidents, but he knew that immigration reform was extremely important for our country and the nature of the debate is very divisive for our nation.

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Obama's biggest disappointment is:

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Obama's biggest disappointment is:

The failure to get the Dream Act Passed.

8 votes

The failure to get Comprehensive Immigration Reform Passed.

3 votes

His failure to communicate the importance of immigration reform to the U.S. public.

6 votes

All of the above.

18 votes

None of the above.

19 votes

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