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Calling an illegal immigrant an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling someone who is breaking and entering into your home an "undocumented tenant".
This is coming from a person who believes illegal immigrants are not worth our time or money to prevent and, if we werent a welfare state, I'd be pushing for open borders.
@freemo should we call people "illegals" when they drive 30 in a 20? No, we call them a speeder. We describe the crime they committed. That's the same thing with "undocumented immigrant"; it describes what they did.
Relatedly, why is "illegal" never used to refer to someone from Britain or Canada who overstayed their visa, it seems to only be used to refer to brown skinned people (citizen, documented, or undocumented)
@trianglman Also I am an american who overstayed my visa in holland by a few days. I refered to myself and my friends constantly referred to me as "being here illegally", the reason "illegal immigrant" didnt apply is because I didnt immigrate there, I went home just a few days late. But yea if i decided to stay and didnt leave of course I'd be an illegal immigrant to.
