Wrong word to describe illegal immigrants

YOUR use of the word “refugee” to describe “illegal immigrant” is just sloppy journalism.

Wrong word to describe illegal immigrants

It is disgracefully used over and over again in your reporting on immigration.

It’s like using the word “gypsies” to describe “Travellers” and gives the impression that your journalists cannot tell their backsides from their elbows.

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