Speaking Of Word Choices For Slogans

Saw this floating around and had to double check that it’s real. “Illegal babies.” That’s what Fox is running with. pic.twitter.com/zbO1zRC8TA

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2022

(As we were...)

I thought the "pro-life" position was that all babies are sacred? "Illegal babies"? How is that even a concept? This actually started with the Washington Examiner, but Abbott picked up the shiny bauble as fast as he could:

I get that it’s politics all the way down, but if you’re going to hold babies in immigration detention, it sure seems like you have to feed them, too. https://t.co/n42l97W8no

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) May 12, 2022

Let him be known by the company that keeps him.

Ah yes, who could forget the classic Bible verse, “For I was hungry and you called me illegal.” https://t.co/hhHtB2kU0l

— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) May 13, 2022