No longer in use: “illegal immigrants”

Many newspapers and journalists across America will no longer use “illegal immigrants” in stories after the Associated Press announced today it’s dropping the term from its style guide.

While actions might be termed "illegal," people are not, executive editor Kathleen Carroll said.

“The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term ‘illegal immigrant’ or the use of ‘illegal’ to describe a person,” Carroll wrote online.

See more at

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130402/associated-press-illegal-immigrant-style-guide