Senator Ted Cruz of Texas blasted the Library of Congress’s (LOC) decision on Thursday to remove the term “illegal aliens” from catalog materials, and joined another senator calling the decision “politically motivated.” “decision.
in a letter Regarding the LOC posted on the senator’s website, Cruz and Indiana Republican Senator Mike Braun protested the replacement of “foreigners” with “non-citizens” and “illegal aliens” with “non-citizens” and “illegals”. Immigration” changes.
The letter stated that “the decision is nothing more than a politically motivated Orwellian attempt to manipulate and control language.” Cruz and Braun believe that the terms “alien” and “illegal alien” appear in the books. The terminology in many materials in the library, which makes it easier for people to match these terms with the materials they need to find.
In addition, Cruz and Braun stated that “illegal foreigners” appeared in the “Immigration and Naturalization Act” and the Supreme Court used the term many times. The letter also pointed out that after the Biden administration “made a political decision to order US immigration agencies to stop using the term’illegal alien’, the LOC seems to have “followed the example.”
inside memorandum In a letter to the federal immigration agency, the government stated that “while we enforce national laws, we also uphold the dignity of everyone who interacts with us” and added that “the words we use are important.”
According to NBC News, other politicians who have always supported the removal of “alien” language in government documents and laws have reiterated the importance of choice of words.
Texas Representative Joaquin Castro pointed out that other words such as “madman” and “mentally retarded” have been deleted from government regulations. “Words are important, Especially in the context of controversial issues like immigration,” Castro said. He added that the term “alien” is now used to refer to creatures from outer space.
In an email statement sent to the media, LOC explained that “illegal aliens” and “illegal immigrants” will be reserved for cross-reference, but the new catalog title “refers to them more accurately and clearly Covered issues”.
In the past few months, Cruz has received much attention for his anti-immigration remarks. Last month, Cruz introduced a new bill aimed at establishing new ports of entry for immigrants from what he called “Democratic-led communities” such as Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
The bill is called “Stop surge bill,” aims to relocate immigrants from southern Texas to 13 new ports of entry, according to Martha’s Vineyard Times. Cruz said the bill should help ease law enforcement and border deployment on the southern border. Pressure from patrol personnel.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz is one of Donald Trump’s fiercest defenders in the U.S. Senate
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