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Guest Commentator

Daniella Prieshoff

BC Guest Commentator Daniella Prieshoff is a Senior Supervising Attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center, a nonprofit that supports immigrant survivors of gender- based violence. She thanks Phoebe Quinteros for her contributions to the research for this piece. This commentary was distributed by Otherwords.org.

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Guest Commentary

Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants

By Daniella Prieshoff Guest Commentator

Human beings fleeing persecution are not a “flood” or “surge.” And it’s not “illegal” when they cross the border to seek asylum.

Last year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. During our conversation she referenced the news that immigrants were being bused from the…

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