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University of Colorado-Boulder Library Uses ‘Ethical’ Search Terms to Avoid Use of ‘Illegal Aliens’

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University of Colorado-Boulder’s library does not like the term ‘illegal alien’ and is going out of its way to make sure it doesn’t become a search term. Now, the university library is using subject headings to avoid the use of “illegal aliens” in catalog searches because it is “ethical.”

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