What language do people on the left, specifically those on The Rachel Maddow Show, use when discussing adult unauthorized immigration from Mexico to the United States?

• In Event: Public Opinion and Political Identities in the U.S.

Brief Overview

I analyzed the language liberals The Rachel Maddow show used to discuss unauthorized immigrants. I found they used the term “undocumented immigrant” more than “illegal immigrant" and also used humanitarian frames more than legal or economic ones.

Author

• Isabella Rose Raynal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign