Rep. Conyers, trying to set the tone at House immigration hearing: "I hope no one uses the term 'illegal' immigrants here today."
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Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) February 05, 2013People who enter America illegally or overstay their visas aren’t “illegal immigrants.” They’re “out of status” new Americans, Dem Rep. John Conyers explained at a House Judiciary hearing on immigration Tuesday.
Conyers: "I hope nobody uses the term 'illegal immigrant'…they are out of status" #CIR #immigration #HJC—
Seth Freed Wessler (@SethFW) February 05, 2013
When I break the law will you call me "new" or "out of status," too, Rep. Conyers? More lib hypocrisy. @RichLowry @michellemalkin—
Matt Gull (@matt_gull) February 05, 2013
Conyers also called illegal immigrants “citizens” before catching himself:
I hope no one uses the term “illegal immigrants” here today. Our citizens are not … the people in this country are not illegal, they are out of status, they are new Americans that are immigrants, and I think that we can forge a path to citizenship that will be able to pass muster.
VIDEO – Rep. Conyers at immigration hearing, 'I hope no one uses the term 'illegal immigrants' here today…' – bit.ly/14PhQYU—
National Review (@NRO) February 05, 2013