for saying "illegal alien," if they sense any anger in the way you say it. trace gallagher, did i just risked getting fined $250,000 for saying illegal alien which happens to be the actual statutory language all around the country? >> you're exactly right. for context, we should note under u.s. code, illegal alien is the legal and appropriate term for those who are in the country illegally but now new york city's commission on human rights says, if you use the term illegal alien to demean or harass a person you face a $250,000 fine. the very saying 250,000 is in place if you call immigrationsan someone with a discriminatory motive though the new policy doesn't explain how to make a nondiscriminatory call to i.c.e..ex the human rights commission has also outlawed criticizing people for their proficiency in english. the deputy mayor of new york