illegal alien
11Illegal immigration to the United States — refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law. Residing in the United States in violation of immigration law is not a crime but a civil infraction. [ Being… …
12Illegal immigration — is the migration into a nation in violation of the immigration laws of that jurisdiction. Illegal immigration raises many political, economical, and social issues, and has become a source of major controversy in developed countries and the more… …
13alien — 1 / ā lē ən, āl yən/ adj [Latin alienus not one s own, foreign]: relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government alien 2 n: a foreign born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a… …
14Illegal aliens (disambiguation) — Illegal aliens may refer to: * Illegal immigration * Illegal Aliens (film), a 2007 film starring Anna Nicole Smith and Chyna * Illegal Alien (film), a film based on the life of Akon * Illegal Alien (novel), a 1997 science fiction novel by Robert… …
15Alien invasion (disambiguation) — Alien invasion generally refers to colonization of the Earth, or war against Earth, waged by extraterrestrials. See also illegal alien and enemy alien which refer to citizens of foreign countries. See Alien invasion for a general discussion. It… …
16illegal immigrant — UK US noun [C] (also illegal alien) ► LAW a person who comes to live or work in a country that is not their own when they do not have the legal right to do this: »They were breaking the law by employing illegal immigrants without papers …
17Alien (law) — Resident alien and Resident aliens redirect here. For the album, see Resident Alien. For the book, see Resident Aliens. Legal status of persons Concepts Citizenship Immigration Illegal immigration Nationality Naturalization …
18alien — I adj. (formal) alien to (such ideas are alien to us) II n. 1) to intern an alien 2) an enemy; illegal alien * * * [ eɪlɪən] illegal alien an enemy to intern an alien (formal) alien to (such ideas are alien to us) …
19Illegal immigrant population of the United States — The actual size and the origin of the illegal immigrant population in the United States is uncertain and hard to ascertain because of difficulty in accurately counting individuals in this population. National surveys, administrative data and… …
20illegal — illegally, adv. /i lee geuhl/, adj. 1. forbidden by law or statute. 2. contrary to or forbidden by official rules, regulations, etc.: The referee ruled that it was an illegal forward pass. n. 3. Informal. See illegal alien. [1620 30; < ML… …
