In The Forrin Podcast Season 2 Episode 7, Pat and Mike discuss how the way we refer to others not only affects the way we perceive them and their status in society, but can also result in political legislation. They start by referring to an article (linked below) that discusses the use of the term migrant in US politics by both the Republicans and now the Democrats, how its usage only serves to slowly dehumanise the groups in which it refers, and how such rhetoric has ultimately led to Donald Trump's campaign promise of reinstating The Alien Enemies Act of 1798...

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This episode was mixed and edited by Mike Bowden

Music by Mike Bowden

Episode art by Pat Garratt

You Should Stop Calling Immigrants “Migrants”

https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/immigrants-migrants-language-harris-trump/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants: What’s the difference?

https://www.rescue.org/article/migrants-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-immigrants-whats-difference

Trump Wants To Use This 18th Century Law To Deport Undocumented Immigrants

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/16/trump-wants-to-use-this-18th-century-law-to-deport-undocumented-immigrants/

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