But they are in this country ILLEGALLY! (Yes, I’m yelling)

Via The Hill:

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) wants House members to stop referring to immigrants as “illegal” while debating immigration reform.

Rush is pushing a MoveOn.org petition that urges lawmakers to refer to them as “undocumented immigrants” instead of “illegal immigrants.”

“By standing together against the use of these terms, publicly elected Representatives can avoid unproductive debates and discussions, which are extremely offensive to those who have not been born in the U.S.,” Rush said in a statement on Wednesday.

“The words and labels that America selects to describe and refer to non-citizens, and to those not born in the U.S. are supremely important. Your support of this movement will promote a way forward on merits and produce a comprehensive and sensible immigration reform legislative package.”