Why do we say Undocumented worker to describe Illegals?

Question

Saying Undocumented worker when describing an Illegal is like calling a drug dealer an unlicensed pharmacist!

CNN tried to hang Sheriff Joe out of Phoenix by saying he jails them for any offense. He countered by saying they are criminals and will be treated as such.

Why do so many people feel the need to give them a label that paints them as other than the criminals they are?

Oh and don't bother with the pointless arguments about them doing jobs that legal citizens wont because it has no bearing on the question. This isn't about Mexicans either so put the race card back in your pocket, its about any and all people who break our laws by illegally entering this nation.

Answer 1

It's being politically correct, you know. Point is the government and the employers have been allowing and hring them for decades.  Imagine if they had done waht they said and shipped all the industry to mexico and south America instead of China.  China wooudn't be the power house they are today and South America would be an economic paradise.

Unfortunately I assume the government there didn't want to pollute the world, as China is doing now and also didn't want to pay the extra "50 cent" an hour.  If a pair of Micheal Jordan shoes cost $2 to make in China and sold for $100 here*, then where did the money go?

I've worked with them in Texas and they don't mind working and as far as being taken advantage of by a lower wage, heck they are happy and send ton of cash home.  Told me they only have to work here for a few months and make more than a year there.  Even in this dinky state I live in now they send $500-600 a week home.  So can you blame them with the invites they get.

So "undocumented" I am sure that the government and the employer have an agreement, no other way around it.  The employer saves tons on medical and taxes, but the general public foot the bill.

It has been this way in the South west for years and just started hitting up north and now the hollering.

You are also right as this stuff should be over in the political and election areas as to what the "candidates" are going to do.  I don't even post the info about 2005-2006 figures on over 10 millin in just those two years or the fact that over 3 million from all over jump their visa and hide out each year or that over 120,000 caught at at the southern border are from terror countries.  Everybody knows it as the same old people whine about it on both sides.

It will never change as the democrats and republicans are getting their piece of the pie and the big man is pulling the strings.

I will say this Clinton almost tripled legal immigration, but it backfired as more voted Republican, Bush cut it in half to 1.5 million a yer and now as of first of year down to 1 million, supposedly. if you can believe the news media.  There are pros and cons on both sides, but the place to sound off is in the election area as both candidates are either lying or don't know what is going on to say only 10 million here.  That said they buy food, auto parts and stuff like that to live and do add to the economy, on the other hand no benefits and not building on social security.  The difference in wages is made up on the no taxes and FICA.  IN ohter words someone getting paid $6 an hour is like osmeone paynig taxes making $10 an hour.  the employer makes out great cause they don't ahve to match anything or even workers comp and forthe most part the government to.

Hope this makes sense.

Answer 2

Dude, do they have documentation to work? No. Therefore they're undocumented and working begetting the name undocumented worker. Illegal is a term for the ACT not the person. Therefore they're  an UNDOCUMENTED WORKER committing an ILLEGAL ACT. You say tomato I say tamato. It's law gibberish but you have to know the reasoning to understand the laws.

Answer 3

Thank God, A person with SANITY!!! That is what these tree huggers don't think about,once you cross the line ILLEGALLY,you a a criminal PERIOD!!! Lets stop coddling these other country's and worry about us!GO USA!!!

Answer 4

No I won't bother with the race card or the fact that they will do most jobs Americans won't do. But, since you want to lean on the issue of legality, let's talk about the invasion of North America when the U.S. forced Mexico to hand over most of it's western territories way back in the 1840's. Wasn't that wrong, and wasn't it the law.

The subjects to which you are referring to, are people and don't you forget that. No matter how much hatred you express towards them, there will always be people that stand up for them. I see it first hand everyday, and the true criminals are the business owners who put money in the pockets of wealthy politicians to keep things the way they are.

Next time you hear a politician raise all this anti illegal rhetoric, look at the people behind them. Illegal aliens makes it sound as if they're some sort of uncurable desease. Let's be more humane and attack the real criminals, huh?

Answer 5

When you commit a criminal act you are a criminal! Uncle Joe is right and so are you!

Answer 6

Because those who say "undocumented" do not know the meaning of the word illegal.

Answer 7

If what you said is true, does that mean all the Europeans that came to US invading Indian country are criminals?

Answer 8

Because strictly speaking, "illegal" refers to a criminal offense and "undocumented" refers to a civil offense.  Since federal prosecutors prefer to prosecute them for civil issues (because it's cheaper and easier), illegal is technically not the correct word.

Answer 9

It's all part of the media.  They are so afraid that they will offend them.  Maybe, even getting sued.  If you call them illegals which is what they are.  You are automatially saying that they are breaking the law.  Which they are, but no one wants to say it.  If you do, you're a racist.

For some reason the government feels sorry for these people.  Look at Gavin Newsom and other mayors that have stated that the city that they govern is a sanctuary city.  

If the illegals didn't get any benefits, school, medicine, welfare.  They would try really hard to become legal in this country.  They don't try, because it's so much easier not to be accountable.  They can just get up and leave overnight.