How can one be both "illegal" and an "immigrant" at one and the same time ?
Answers:
No one can. FOREIGN NATIONALS who enter the United States ILLEGALLY are criminals.
Simple and true.
Dictionary - illegal
il·le·gal [ i lg'l ]
adjective
Definition:
1. against statute: contravening a specific law, especially a criminal law
2. against rules: not allowed by the rules of something such as a team game
3. not permitted by computer: not permitted in a computer program
noun (plural il·le·gals)
Definition:
illegal immigrant: somebody who has enter a country illegally
I guess according to the dictionary's definition they can be both.
It even suggests looking up the word unlawful.
(Word Key: Synonyms - See unlawful.)
unlawful
un·law·ful [ un láwf'l ]
adjective
Definition:
1. illegal: not permitted by the law
2. shameless or unethical: contrary to religious precepts, ethical standards, or the conventions of society
un·law·ful·ly adverb
un·law·ful·ness noun
Word Key: Synonyms
unlawful, illegal, illicit, wrongful, nonlegal
CORE MEANING: not in accordance near laws or rules
unlawful not permitted by the law;
Possessing a knife be not per se an unlawful act.
This amendment makes it unlawful for employers to own different compulsory retirement ages for men and women.
illegal contravening a specific law, especially a criminal law;
drug smuggling and other against the law activities
Under the new law, refugee whose appeals failed would be declared illegal immigrants.
illicit not permitted by the ruling and considered morally wrong or unacceptable;
illicit weapons and drugs
The divorce papers cited her numerous illicit affairs.
wrongful not fair, a moment ago, or legal, but not punishable by criminal law;
the wrongful use of confidential information
awarded damages for wrongful arrest
nonlegal not established under the statute, or by common law or legislation; nonlegal secular holidays.
Don't tell the pros though, some purely can't seem to grasp the concept.
One can immigrate illegally, by willfully crossing into a nation's border without permission and proper documentation.
Illegal simply method in violation of the law.
Migrate simply funds to move from one place to another.
However, there is a semantic connotation associated with the word immigrant that can very positively describe society who came to and founded a nation (conveniently overlooking what they did to the indigenous people already there), or it can negatively describe foreign intruders who move to and exploit a country.
Just approaching one can be honest and a criminal at the same time. An honest guy who ran a red light and cause a wreck.
An immigrant is an alien applying for citizenship....until it is okayed he is still not legally a citizen.
you move to another country, but do not abide by their immigration laws...
...maybe this should have been posted in K-12 Education.
You can have one without the other. The majority of the US population come from other countries. They were immigrants, at that time there be a quota system in place and it was enforced, what we have today is not controlled
Kick em out either way. Seems like you get a good grasp of the english language
If we newly called them criminals the media would have problems convincing race to feel sorry for them and there woudnt be the show " What woud you do"
CAN'T!
Illegal denotes Criminal.
Far as I know immigrants are people who come here looking to tag on to and benefit this country while working and assimilating into our nation for the benefit of themselves as well as us.
A good example would be my American Government Professor who immigrated LEGALLY from Taiwan and then obtain 6 degrees.
Or my Spanish Professor who came here LEGALLY from Argentina.
Illegal invaders are here to take for themselves and prove the minute the step into this country against the established canon that they have no regard for anyone or anything other then themselves.
They are illicit aliens. All other politically correct terms are too misleading.
Get a dictionary. Look both words up. Seriously.
you just put the two words together...............
illegal immigrant.......see its confident ?
You cannot be unless you don't know a lot roughly speaking English, and then you use that term to make the criminal, mother robbing, sister raping, murdering improper aliens look good.
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