California to remove the ‘offensive’ word ‘alien’ from its laws

California will remove the word ‘alien’ from its state laws after Governor Gavin Newsom called it ‘an offensive term for a human being’ that has ‘fuelled a divisive and hurtful narrative’ (Nick Otto/AP)

California will remove the word “alien” from its state laws after Governor Gavin Newsom called it “an offensive term for a human being” that has “fuelled a divisive and hurtful narrative”.

Mr Newsom on Friday signed a law that removes the word from various sections of the California state code. California passed laws in 2015 and 2016 that removed the word from the state’s labour and education code.