The concept of American citizenship is dead. Sen. Harry Reid drove the final nail in the coffin with his floor statement yesterday, in which he referred to the 12 million illegal aliens currently in the U.S. as “12 million undocumented Americans.” I’ve heard a lot of stupid euphemisms for illegal aliens, but that one takes the cake.

Watch the video, currently featured front and center on Reid’s website.

And here’s the transcript in black and white, posted on the Democrats.Senate.Gov page:

The shamnesty bill’s “path to citizenship” is more like a bulldozed shortcut bypassing the rule of law–and plunging us right down the cliff of lost sovereignty.

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Earlier today: Liveblogging shamnesty on the Senate floor