AP drops “illegal immigrant,” means a person will no longer be described as illegal
Not by choice, apparently, and they still haven't come up with an alternate. 
AP drops “illegal immigrant,” means a person will no longer be described as illegal
by Adrian Carrasquillo, @RealAdrianC
4:04 pm on 04/02/2013
The Associated Press, a news cooperative which licenses its stories to organizations across the country, is changing its long-standing style entry concerning undocumented immigrants, which it has referred to as “illegal immigrants” up until now.
“The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term “illegal immigrant” or the use of “illegal” to describe a person,” said senior vice president and executive editor Kathleen Carroll. “Instead, it tells users that “illegal” should describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally.”
The term has long been an issue of contention by activists like former journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who is undocumented and joined others in railing against the Associated Press and others who continued to use what they felt was outdated terminology.
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The Associated Press did not say it supports using the word undocumented, however.
“The discussions on this topic have been wide-ranging and include many people from many walks of life, Carroll said. “Earlier, they led us to reject descriptions such as “undocumented,” despite ardent support from some quarters, because it is not precise. A person may have plenty of documents, just not the ones required for legal residence.”
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http://nbclatino.com/2013/04/02/ap-drops-illegal-immigrant-means-a-person-will-no-longer-be-described-as-illegal/
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