why do you refer to them as aliens?

Question

The humans from other countries should be called immigrants. aliens are from other planets.

Answer 1

a·li·en (ā'lē-ən, āl'yən) Pronunciation Key
adj.
Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign: alien residents.
Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign.
Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament.

Probably beacuse that is the legal term used for foreign nationals on another country's soil.

Answer 2

It has to do with the meaning of the words in the English language.

In U.S. law, an alien is a person who owes political allegiance to another country or government and not a native or naturalized citizen of the land where they are found.[1] Types of "alien" persons are:
 An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her. On specified terms, this kind of alien 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 commonly refers to a foreign national who resides in another country unlawfully, either by entering that country at a place other than a designated port-of-entry or as result of the expiration of a non-immigrant visa. The important distinction is that this person intends to remain in the country indefinitely.


To me immigrant implies legal status. I will NEVER call a person an immigrant that is not recognized by my government as an immigrant. To be an immigrant you must have an immigrant visa.

Answer 3

I don't know if you are sexy or not.

I do know that the term "alien" is a legal term used in international and national law by ALL countries on the planet. Sorry that you were unaware of this. If someone is here illegally or in any country illegally they're are an:

Illegal Alien

I know you open borders folks hate facts and legal terms so I will make an accommodation for your unwillingness to accept reality. That means I will ignore you and continue following legal and international norms and call illegal aliens illegal aliens, cool?

Answer 4

In U.S. law, an alien is a person who owes political allegiance to another country or government and not a native or naturalized citizen of the land where they are found.[1] Types of "alien" persons are:

1.) An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her. On specified terms, this kind of alien may be called a legal alien of that country.
2.) 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.
3.) 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.
4.) The term illegal alien commonly refers to a foreign national who resides in another country unlawfully, either by entering that country at a place other than a designated port-of-entry or as result of the expiration of a non-immigrant visa. The important distinction is that this person intends to remain in the country indefinitely. A tourist who has the present intent to leave would be included as a legal alien described above. Today the preferred term by the politically correct is illegal immigrant because the word alien has become unpopular.
5.) An enemy alien is an alien who is designated as an enemy; compare to enemy combatant.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Actually, aliens referred to foreigners in the English language long before science fiction was developed and adopted the word to mean little green men.

Answer 7

According to Merriam Webster, it's the right word for a foreign national

1
a: belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange
b: relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government : foreign
c: exotic
2: differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibility

Answer 8

Sexy Mama
Why do you care so much what people have to say on the Internet? Like I stated before, half of the people on here are probably young and uneducated.

Answer 9

The term 'alien' refers to the fact that these people are NOT CITIZENS of this country.
The term 'illegal' refers to the fact that these aliens are here illegally.
The term 'illegal alien' then refers to a person who is not a citizen of this country and who is here illegally.

Answer 10

Actually... you're showing how much you're affected by what other people (the liberal media) tell you.

Look up the word "Alien." A simple trip through the dictionary should help you with this.

Warm regards,
Douglas