The Left has been manipulating immigration language for decades to hide what’s really happening at our border.
They figured if they could just change the words, they could change how Americans think about lawbreaking.
And Trump’s DHS just exposed the Left’s illegal immigration word games with one brutal comparison that caught them red-handed.
DHS Calls Out the Left’s Language Manipulation Games
The Department of Homeland Security dropped a truth bomb that cut straight through years of politically correct nonsense.
In a statement that had leftists scrambling to defend their linguistic manipulation tactics, DHS compared the term "undocumented immigrant" to "they/them" pronouns.
"DHS has no interest in the left’s open borders pronouns," the department declared.¹
And just like that, the Trump administration called out exactly what conservatives have known for years – the Left uses language as a weapon.
The agency didn’t stop there either.
They pointed out that "alien" isn’t some mean-spirited insult – it’s the actual legal term that appears throughout federal law.
"’Alien’ is the technical legal term, and that is what DHS will use," the statement continued.¹
But here’s the kicker that really sent the message home.
"Next thing you know you will be calling burglars ‘undocumented houseguests,’" DHS fired back.¹
That line right there? That’s the sound of someone finally fighting back against the language police.
Federal Law Backs Up What DHS Is Saying
The beautiful thing about this whole situation is that DHS isn’t making this stuff up.
You want proof? Just crack open federal law – it’s all right there in black and white.
Look at sections 1182 and 1227 of federal immigration code. Congress wrote those laws to deal with admission and removal of foreign nationals, and they don’t mince words.
"Inadmissible aliens" and "deportable aliens" – that’s the language lawmakers chose when they actually had to write enforceable law.
Now check out the employment and benefits sections – 1324(a) and 1611.
Same thing. The statutes talk about "unlawful employment of aliens" and which "aliens" can’t get federal benefits.
The criminal code? Section 1324 makes it a crime to harbor "certain aliens."
And section 1325? That’s the one that makes "improper entry by [an] alien" a federal offense.
So when leftist media outlets and Democrat politicians clutch their pearls about the word "alien," they’re basically arguing with federal law itself.
DHS even called out three recent media stories that used the term "undocumented immigrant" – including outlets in Indiana, Texas and New Jersey.
The message was clear: we’re done playing your word games.
The Left’s Language Control Exposed
Here’s what this DHS statement really accomplished – it pulled back the curtain on how the Left operates.
For years, they’ve been slowly changing the language around immigration to make illegal entry sound less, well, illegal.
First it was "illegal aliens."
Then it became "illegal immigrants."
Then "undocumented immigrants."
Now some outlets are even using "newcomers" – as if people who broke federal law to get here are just new neighbors dropping by for a barbecue.
It’s the same playbook they use everywhere else.
Change the language, control the narrative, manipulate public opinion.
Think about it – when you call someone an "undocumented immigrant," it sounds like they just forgot their paperwork at home.
But when you use the legally correct term "illegal alien," it reminds everyone that these are foreign nationals who violated our laws to get here.
The Trump administration just served notice that those days are over.
No more tiptoeing around the feelings of people who want to erase our borders.
No more pretending that federal law doesn’t mean what it says.
And no more letting the media dictate how our own government talks about immigration enforcement.
The comparison to "they/them" pronouns was especially brilliant because it highlighted exactly what’s happening here.
Both are examples of the Left demanding that everyone else use their preferred language – even when it doesn’t match reality or law.
But here’s the difference now.
Trump’s DHS isn’t asking permission to use correct legal terminology.
They’re just using it.
And if the Left wants to have a meltdown about federal agencies following federal law, that says everything you need to know about their priorities.
¹ Charles Creitz, "Trump’s DHS compares term ‘undocumented immigrant’ to ‘they/them’ pronouns, defends ‘alien’," Fox News, August 20, 2025.
