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Fox & Friends repeatedly uses "illegals" while discussing undocumented immigrants and health care reform

September 28, 2009 8:13 am ET

From the September 28 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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MSNBC caption refers to "illegals"

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    • Author by jjamele2880 (September 28, 2009 8:21 am ET)
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      Well sure, 'cause it's not like they are Human Beings or anything.

      And if they have TB and cough on me, that's no problem, because I have Insurance. My Insurance is an invisible shield which will protect me from the diseases carried by people who can't afford treatment because they don't have coverage.

      And when they die- who cares? It's not like they are Humans. If they were worth caring about, they would have been born in this country. I don't get this story at all.
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    • Author by worrierking (September 28, 2009 8:24 am ET)
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      What a liar!

      This doocebag just read that the proposal states that undocumented people should be able to buy their own private insurance, not take part in the public plan.

      I'm so disgusted.
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      • Author by jjamele2880 (September 28, 2009 8:28 am ET)
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        Apparently some people are afraid that undocumented workers will buy health insurance instead of doing what they are supposed to do- continue using our Emergency Rooms to get health care for themselves and their families. Or better yet, just dying.

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    • Author by thundavolt (September 28, 2009 9:23 am ET)
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      Can these guys not be accessories to what ever crimes the "illegals" have committed whenever the eat that fresh fruit which has been picked buy them?
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    • Author by eweston8542983 (September 28, 2009 10:02 am ET)
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      Ah good, another round of who hates undocumented aliens the most. The winner gets a big fuzzy kiss from Lou Dobbs. The possible skin rash, a badge of honor.
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    • Author by kjholsinger (September 28, 2009 10:54 am ET)
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      This could be interesting. Private insurance companies would want illegal immigrants to get insurance because it would make the former more money. But there are people like Fox (& Friends!) who'd prefer that illegal immigrants get no healthcare whatsoever.

      I'm curious to see who's going to win this one.
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    • Author by campkev (September 28, 2009 12:16 pm ET)
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      I still don't get the big deal about the term illegal immigrant. They are immigrants who are here illegally. What's the big deal about calling them that?
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      • Author by DellDolly (September 28, 2009 1:43 pm ET)
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        We don't call murderers "illegals", do we? Or people who violate SEC laws "illegals". We don't call immigrants who kill someone an illegal immigrant, do we? They violated a law, but we don't describe them as illegal. We describe them by the crime that they committed.

        They are undocumented immigrants.

        They are still legally "people".
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        • Author by kjholsinger (September 28, 2009 2:07 pm ET)
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          I have to admit, I was of the same mind as the person you responded to. But you made a rather interesting counter-argument that hadn't occurred to me. I'll have to think about it some more, but at the least, thanks for posting this.
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    • Author by aharben (September 28, 2009 12:23 pm ET)
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      (disclaimer: I am NO friend of FOX "News")

      please.... why is "illegal" aliens such a scare term for some people. People in this country ILLEGALLY are termed as such.

      The problem is not terminology, its enforcement of immigration laws in this country.

      ... and the problem is lies & deception from the radical right (like FOX).
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      • Author by DellDolly (September 28, 2009 1:47 pm ET)
           
        People who commit murder, people who violate our laws and commit murder, aren't called illegals. We call them murderers because that's the statute they violated. Why should we call people who violate immigration laws "illegals"?

        And a person is not "illegal". Their immigration status is not legal, but the person themselves is not "illegal". There's a difference.

        And there is a problem with the terminology in addition to the problems that exist regarding undocumented workers.
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    • Author by zamfir273114 (September 28, 2009 12:28 pm ET)
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      They are illegal. What is the misinformation?
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    • Author by nozark (September 28, 2009 1:47 pm ET)
         
      WOW! The quote was "...undocumented, if they can afford it, should be able to buy their own PRIVATE plans." The public option is not in play, but that Fox douche-bag mischaracterizes the quote not 5 seconds later.
      Can the voting public insist that the FCC repeal the public lease for Fox's airwaves? It wouldn't do anything to immediately eliminate Fox Cable, but it would gut their coffers....
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