Give me a break

So I made the mistake of reading CNN today and an article on immigration caught my eye, that and CNN's ongoing campaign against Carnival Cruise lines..  I'm more than a little interested in this, especially as my wife and stepchildren all have green cards.

What bothers me is that now it's "de-humanizing" to call someone an illegal immigrant because as this story says "When you inaccurately call me 'illegal,' you're not only dehumanizing me, you're offending them. No human being is illegal."

Are you fucking serious?

It means you are here (as in the US) illegally.  Not that any specific human is illegal.

And there is a campaign to "drop the i-word"...

How about a campaign to drop using Spanish in every store, automated system and in the DMV?  Oh, so sorry, we can't do that because it's "racist".  I guess all those people who congregate at the 7-11 in Herndon are here LEGALLY???

Give me a fucking break.