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CNN's Don Lemon Dismisses Concerns That “Illegal Immigrant” Is Dehumanizing

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 04/03/13 3:36 PM EDT

From the April 1 edition of CNN's CNN's Newsroom:

Related: AP: 'Illegal immigrant' no more

Previously:

NY Times Drops “Illegals,” As Fox Continues To Cling To Slur

Bill O'Reilly Can't Stop Asking Drop The I-Word's Mónica Novoa If She Was An “Illegal Alien”

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