The Post Terms on Terminology

All,

Some of our newsroom colleagues have raised questions in recent days about our use of certain terms. We should be careful about:

anti-immigrant —

We’ve been using this as short-hand for people opposed to increased immigration or to specific proposals involving immigration policy. It has racist connotations that might not apply in many cases. Someone can be opposed to more open or increased immigration or to illegal immigration without being against people who have immigrated into the country legally.