That bill passed with a unanimous vote. including the "yes" vote of the chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. If we removed "Negro" and "Oriental" in the subject headings of the Library of Congress before we changed the U.S. Code. then we should do the same for the nowpejorative term. "illegal alien." The Library of Congress is our Nations first established cultural institution. and it is hard to fathom why my colleagues on the other side of the aisle would try to tie its hands to the slowmoving wheels of the U.S. Code. Entering into an immigration debate on the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill is a terrible precedent. If the majority is really serious about debating the U.S. Code. then lets have the Republican Rules Committee bring up the Castro bill that would remove the hurtful and inaccurate term "illegal aliens" once and for all from the U.S. Code. We are Members of Congress. not captains of the word police.
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