CNN calls dead refugee ‘illegal’

CNN has no heart.

This person who died while fleeing or (im)migrating, CNN calls him ‘illegal’.

  1. No human is illegal
  2. Is the action of fleeing as a refugee an illegal act? No.
  3. When Black or Latino people flee as refugees they are called ‘illegal
  4. When White people flee as refugees they are called pilgrims, settlers or immigrants.

Refugee

Photo from CNN 2014: The year in pictures