 Bakersfield Now | Are they illegal immigrants or undocumented students? Both Los Angeles Times (blog) It says that "alien," while technically correct, "often conveys overtones of menace or strangeness." The LA Times' first stylebook, in 1979, did advocate the use of "illegal aliens," calling it "the simplest term." However, by 1995, the ruling had ... Joe Guzzardi: Why Should California Pay for Illegal Immigrants' DREAM Act ... |