no human being is illegal

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no human being is illegal

  1. People (especially immigrants) should not be referred to as "illegal" (e.g. as "illegal immigrants").
    • 1985, Elie Wiesel, “The Refugee”, in Sanctuary‎:
      You who are so-called illegal aliens must know that no human being is "illegal". That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?
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