The term “alien” is not a slur invented for rhetorical effect, nor is it meant to describe one’s value as a human being. It ...

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a ...

The White House turned a legal term into a science-fiction spectacle. The real story is not the theatrics. It is how language ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reaffirmed this week that it will continue to use the term "alien" when referring to noncitizens, citing statutory language and rejecting and mocking ...

I write in response to a recent letter from Dr. Andrea Schmidt. I also write to defend The Forum in its use of the terms objected to by Schmidt. The use of the title "Dr." signifies that a person has ...

State and local offices across Washington are being directed to remove the word “alien” from state statutes and replace it with “noncitizen” under a new law aimed at modernizing legal language. The ...