AP bans term 'illegal immigrant'; Detroit non-citizen says it's
past due  Gus Burns | By Gus Burns | Follow on Twitter on April
04, 2013 at 7:20 AM, updated April 04, 2013 at 7:45 AM
IMG_3084[1].JPG Sergio Martinez, 25, a Mexican immigrant, talks
about how U.S. immigration law has impacted his family at St.
Gabriel Church in Detroit.   DETROIT — The Associated Press
announced this week it is nixing use of the term "illegal
immigrant" to identify U.S. residents without citizenship.  The
AP, which sets the language and grammar standards for many
journalists, says the term is imprecise in that it defines a
person as illegal, rather than their actions or the status of
their residence.  "The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term
'illegal immigrant' or the use of 'illegal' to describe a
person," said AP Senior Vice President and Executive Editor
Kathleen Carrol. "Instead, it tells users that 'illegal' should
describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a
country illegally."  Sergio Martinez, a 25-y