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Santa Barbara Divided over How to Talk about Immigrants
Since the Santa Barbara News Press used the term "illegals" to describe immigrants newly able to obtain drivers’ licenses, the city has been seething with charges and counter-charges of "racism" and "political correctness."
By Warren Olney • • 26m ListenIn the city that likes to call itself "the American Riviera," beauty and affluence can’t always hide the social tensions common to the rest of California. Since the Santa Barbara News Press used the term "illegals" to describe immigrants newly able to obtain drivers’ licenses, the city has been seething with charges and counter-charges of "racism" and "political correctness."
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On Martin Luther King Day, demonstrators with different views about immigration held competing rallies over terminology in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Reporting on people newly qualified for drivers' licenses in California, the paper's been using the term "illegals."
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