{"id":13202,"date":"2024-03-09T05:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/09\/democratic-lawmakers-rebuke-biden-for-illegals-term-in-sotu\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T05:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:38:25","slug":"democratic-lawmakers-rebuke-biden-for-illegals-term-in-sotu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/09\/democratic-lawmakers-rebuke-biden-for-illegals-term-in-sotu\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Lawmakers Rebuke Biden for &#8216;Illegals&#8217; Term in SOTU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Joe Biden faced criticism from Democratic lawmakers on Thursday for his use of the term \u201cillegals\u201d during his State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p>Biden made the reference after Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-botches-laken-rileys-name-during-sotu-shouting-match-with-mtg\">pressed<\/a> him to acknowledge Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, according to police. However, Biden inadvertently referred to her as \u201cLincoln Riley\u201d during his speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLincoln Riley!\u201d Biden exclaimed. \u201cAn innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. That\u2019s right. But how many of the thousands of people being killed by illegals? To her parents, I say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While advocating for amnesty for millions of undocumented immigrants and urging Republican support for a Democrat-backed bill to secure the border, Biden\u2019s use of the term \u201cillegals\u201d drew criticism from within his own party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a proud immigrant, I\u2019m extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word \u2018illegal,\u2019\u201d stated Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a proud immigrant, I&#8217;m extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word &#8220;illegal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Chuy Garc\u00eda (@RepChuyGarcia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChuyGarcia\/status\/1765950131159859281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDisappointed that @POTUS would use such dehumanizing right-wing rhetoric to speak about immigrants tonight. No human being is illegal,\u201d remarked Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: No human being is illegal,\u201d emphasized Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in a post after the speech.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, expressed disappointment with Biden\u2019s terminology regarding undocumented immigrants. \u201cI wish he hadn\u2019t engaged with Marjorie Taylor Greene and used the word illegal,\u201d she commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like we should not be implementing Republican policy, we should not be repeating Republican rhetoric,\u201d added Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA).<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has previously aimed to eliminate the use of terms like \u201cillegal alien\u201d or \u201cillegal immigrant,\u201d opting for terms like \u201cnewcomers\u201d or \u201cundocumented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis change is designed to encourage more inclusive language in the agency\u2019s outreach efforts, internal documents, and in overall communication with stakeholders, partners, and the general public,\u201d stated the Department of Homeland Security regarding its decision to discontinue the use of the term \u201cillegal alien.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has faced Republican criticism over his handling of the border, with House Republicans sporting pins reading \u201cStop The Biden Border Crisis\u201d at the State of the Union.<\/p>\n<p>                    <!--begin code --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--end code --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/democratic-lawmakers-rebuke-biden-for-illegals-term-in-sotu\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden faced criticism from Democratic lawmakers on Thursday for his use of the term \u201cillegals\u201d during his State of the Union address. Biden made the reference after Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) pressed him to acknowledge Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, according to police. 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