Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Can someone provide FACTUAL definitions of "illegal" as it relates to persons occupying space in the United States? I'm not sure I fully understand what is meant when posts speak of "illegals". I have a feeling that illegal can somehow be acceptable, or vice versa, maybe even legal in some sense depending on the person and their circumstance.
Does one have to be naturalized, or here on some sort of contract, maybe working for pay, voting, maybe paying taxes (as in buying items that carry a sales tax) yet still be considered "illegal"?
I'm showing my ignorance here. Thanks for any reasoned replies; no insults please, no reference to 'liberals' or 'MAGAs' or 'Democrats', 'Republicans' or other politically devisive terms.
Candy
Hi Candy....think of "illegal" as "undocumented", so an illegal immigrant is an undocumented immigrant or someone that comes to the U.S., in this case, without legal authorization. They come to the country with not having gone through the channels of showing a passport or visa, with the plans of actually staying in the country. At times they have a visa, but overstay the length of time the visa allows them to stay in the country.
I hope that makes sense. I'm sure others on here can present this in much more understandable way that I just attempted to do.