text: 1)
  "The kerfuffle over a Cub Scout being asked to leave his den (he's still in the pack, per subsequent reporting)"
  Proof?
  Citation?
  2)
  "Illegal alien" may be legally correct, but you do know words change over time.
  As an example, some Christian churches refer to the Third Person of the Holy Trinity as the "Holy Spirit", instead of "Holy Ghost", because these days, "ghost" conjures up horror movies, silly Halloween costumes, Casper (for an older generation), "Ghostbusters" (for a newer generation), the Exorcist movies and numerous knock-offs, etc., so "Holy Spirit" sounds more dignified and respectful.
  Likewise, "alien" as a noun has lost virtually all meaning of "a person from a foreign country" and instead now means "extraterrestrial -- usually menacing, frightening, destructive, loathsome".
  And I happen to think critics of certain policies use "illegal alien" precisely for that purpose.
  I doubt deporting 10-year-olds recovering from surgery will reduce the number of bad hombres.