Undocumented vs. Illegal Migrant: Towards Terminological Coherence

dc.creator	Mila Paspalanova
dc.date	2008
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-22T17:46:26Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-22T17:46:26Z
dc.identifier	http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15140304
dc.identifier.uri	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/87527
dc.description	This article offers a terminological reflection on the expression "illegal immigrant". In particular, it argues against the arbitrary choice of terminology used to refer to undocumented migration in academic and scientific texts. On the basis of certain legal, linguistic, and sociopolitical concerns, it suggests that the use of "illegal migrant/ alien" should be seriously reconsidered and replaced with alternative terms, such as "undocumented" or "irregular immigrant," which are both terminologically correct and lack the negative social implications of the phrase "illegal immigrant/alien" or "clandestine alien".
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C.
dc.relation	http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=151
dc.rights	Migraciones Internacionales
dc.source	Migraciones Internacionales (México) Num.3 Vol.4
dc.subject	Demografía
dc.subject	1 undocumented migrants
dc.subject	2 irregular migrants
dc.subject	3 terminology
dc.subject	4 conceptual analysis
dc.subject	5 "illegal migrants"
dc.title	Undocumented vs. Illegal Migrant: Towards Terminological Coherence
dc.type	artículo científico