why do they call illegal immigrants aliens?

Question

i never did figure that out

Answer 1

Well, first of all illegal immigrants and aliens are two completely different terms. Aliens can stay in the country legally and illegal immigrants can't. Here's some more info about it:

In law, an alien is a person who is not a native or naturalized citizen of the land where they are found. Types of "alien" persons are:

An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country (which is foreign to him/her) on specified terms may be called a "legal alien" of that country.
An alien who has temporary or permanent residence in a country (which is foreign to him/her) may be called a "resident alien" of that country.
A visitor with the legal right to visit a country (which is foreign to him/her) may be called a "nonresident alien" of that country.
The term illegal alien describes foreign nationals who are not allowed to stay in the country. (See illegal immigration)
An enemy alien is an alien who is designated as an enemy. (See enemy combatant).

Answer 2

I think after movies like Independence Day they are dropping the Alien term those are really illegal aliens. But you’re right in the sense that immigrants are legal. It is just a reason of economics if they open the borders and made it legal our borders would flood and jobs would flood and Americans (mainly laborers) would be out of work to people willing to work for much less. All countries must do this when times are good. Now if you want America to go back like it was during the depression open them up. There is much more too it but this is one puzzle piece to help control economics. But I bet you would be surprised to here they let a certain number in to work the jobs people are not willing to work when the job rates are low. This happens all the time in my state. Most of our dairy’s are mostly immigrants but nobody is willing to do the work at any price but Mexican workers are.. They are all illegal and nobody does anything about it because nobody is willing to do the work but we all want the milk.

Answer 3

An alien is a citizen of a country other than the one he or she is currently in.

Isn't it better to call them aliens rather than "law breaking interlopers"? How about calling them "felonious trespassers"? Would "National Sovereignty Violators" be more palatable?

All kidding aside, I have a lot of sympathy for people coming to this country to escape relentless poverty. In some countries, they will only know despair and unfulfilled dreams. But their life won't be that much better here if they arrive illegally. That just forces them to live in the shadows of society.

Also, it may be a small consideration to them, but they are violating our national security. Even if they themselves are not security risks, their sheer numbers are making it impossible to track all the people arriving here illegally, and terrorists can slip in unnoticed among the undocumented hordes.

Answer 4

The word 'alien' was used to describe citizens of foreign countries long before it meant little green men. The fact that science fiction writers decided it was a good term to borrow for space creatures doesn't change the original meaning of the word.

It is a legal definition wound throughout a multitude of state and federal laws.

Answer 5

Its just a general term:

Alien -

Definition:

1. extraterrestrial being: a being from another planet or another part of the universe, especially in works of science fiction

2. noncitizen resident of country: a citizen of a country other than the one he or she is currently in

3. outsider: somebody who does not belong to or does not feel accepted by a group or society

It's a term for someone not from here. Hence why extra-terrestrials are also called aliens.

Answer 6

The definition of alien is not little green men. The word alien is pretty much another word for foreign.

Answer 7

You don't know because you are obviously to stupid to pick up a dictionary.... The word alien has more than one meaning. Not unlike nearly EVERY other word in the English language. Just because it is commonly used to refer to beings from another planet, does make it's usage incorrect here. It is about the context the word is used in, not just the words themselves.

Answer 8

It is because they are foreign to our country. They shouldn't be here so they are called aliens. Everything like that is called alien such as plants and bugs from other countries.

Answer 9

Illegal means against the law and alien means foreign...so therefore...ILLEGAL ALIEN

Answer 10

alien

adj 1: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" [syn: foreign] 2: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" [syn: exotic] n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: foreigner, noncitizen, outlander] [ant: citizen] 2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found [syn: stranger, unknown]