Library of Congress to Cancel the Subject Heading “Illegal Aliens”

Library of Congress to Cancel the Subject Heading “Illegal Aliens”

March 22, 2016

Executive Summary

In response to constituent requests, the Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress, which maintains Library of Congress Subject Headings, has investigated the possibility of cancelling or revising the heading Illegal aliens. PSD also explored the possibility of revising the broader term Aliens. It concluded that the meaning of Aliensis often misunderstood and should be revised to Noncitizens, and that the phrase illegal aliens has become pejorative. The heading Illegal aliens will therefore be cancelled and replaced by two headings, Noncitizens and  Unauthorized immigration, which may be assigned together to describe resources about people who illegally reside in a country.

E Link | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/illegal-aliens-decision.pdf

Regards

Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Librarian

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