[Dilbert San Diego]

Illegal immigrant replaced the term illegal alien, which was seen as too inflammatory to use. So now the only people who talk about illegal aliens are strong conservatives.

So now we’re not even supposed to say that these people are immigrants? How did they get to America? How PC can we get in describing someone who is here but is not a citizen, and came here in violation of the law in the first place?

Or are we supposed to be good liberals and ignore illegal immigration??????

[muawiyah]

We could call them "visitors without visas" ~ certainly that's not hurtful at all ~ of course you need a visa to be a visitor.

They should go back home and get one eh!

I still like "illegal alien" ~ which was a step up from "greasers", "wetbacks", and "Mescan" ~ but these guys are definitely NOT IMMIGRANTS. To be an IMMIGRANT you have to have an IMMIGRATION VISA.

[muawiyah]

They are NOT IMMIGRANTS. You have to jump through hoops and pay fees to become an IMMIGRANT with a visa. If you don't have a visa you are simply NOT an immigrant.

People here without visas must be sent back so they can pick up theirs.