The Associated Press will no longer refer to people living in the US illegally as “illegal immigrants” or “illegals.” They will however, continue to use the term “illegal immigration” because, as Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explains, “in that case, the work illegal describes an action and not a person.” The New York Times also announced that, although the term “illegal immigrant” is still in use, “a style revision is coming soon.”
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