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From 'aliens' to 'noncitizens' – the Biden administration is proposing to change a legal term to recognize the humanity of non-Americans

  • Written by Kevin Johnson, Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
imageIf a proposed law passes, this group of immigrants apprehended at the U.S. border near Mission, Texas, would be called 'noncitizens,' not 'aliens.'Sergio Flores for The Washington Post via Getty Images

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