A national group of journalists says the U.S. media should stop using the terms "illegal immigrant" and "illegal alien" because only a court of law - not reporters - can determine who is in the country illegally.
The Diversity Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) says its goal is to "inform and sensitize" members of the American media about how "offensive" the commonly-used terms are to Latinos.
Claiming the language likely "originated with fiery, anti-immigrant groups along the U.S.-Mexico border, such as the Minutemen", the group has embarked on a nationwide campaign to suggest the preferred phrasing of "undocumented worker".
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/12/29/journalists-illegal-immigrant-term-not-constitutional/
