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Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Sotomayor: Labeling Illegal Aliens as ‘Criminals’ Is ‘Insulting’

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said calling illegal aliens “criminals” is “insulting”.

Sotomayor, the nation’s first Hispanic justice, was asked at a talk at Yale Law School Monday about her use of the term “undocumented immigrants” rather than the traditional illegal alien. Sotomayor characterized the issue as a regulatory problem and said labeling immigrants criminals seemed insulting to her.

“I think people then paint those individuals as something less than worthy human beings and it changes the conversation,” Sotomayor said.

It was not clear if Sotomayor was aware that it is a crime to illegally cross the border or overstay a visa, and that re-entry after deportation is punishable by up to 5 years in jail. It was also not clear if Sotomayor was aware of the many crimes committed by illegal aliens who live in the United States.
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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey justice,
They are ILLEGAL. That is insulting.
They violated America's sovereignty.
That is insulting.
They are breaking the law.
YOU are insulting all LEGAL immigrants and patriotic Americans.
Do your darn job and stand up for what's left of America.

Anonymous said...

Not a surprise. She was appointed by an illegal alien.

Anonymous said...

Labeling Sandra Sotomayor a woman is insulting to women.

Anonymous said...

The word rape being called "criminal", is "insulting". We should change it to "One sided consensual sex". Right? That lady is a whack nut.

Anonymous said...

Not calling a law breaker a criminal is insulting when you have higher expectations of people to tell the truth and be honest. That's the problem with democrats. They do not value honesty.

Duh, I bet not said...

Is she legal...

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, her mindset is what our leading law schools (Yale, Harvard, etc.) are foisting on the public.

Anonymous said...

Great statement 4:33. The truth hurts

Anonymous said...

What else would she call them? They're illegal!
A rose by any other name is still a rose. (...would smell as sweet. I know.)

Anonymous said...

You need to hear Sonia's (not Sandra) graduation speech she gave. Sounded as if she may have been drinking.

Anonymous said...

It’s like at the local prison, you can't call them "prisoners" that would be insulting. They are to be referred to as "inmates". We wouldn't want to offend the criminal’s tender sensibilities. This is how liberals think.