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unauthorized? Are they trying to find a middle ground word between "illegal" and "undocumented"?

• dpe82 3mo ago
  Seems like a fairly neutral term to me.
• apparent 3mo ago
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• bluebarbet 3mo ago
  Probably and it seems a good compromise to me. Under asylum law, "illegal" is technically wrong until the final judgement is rendered. And "undocumented" is IMO an obvious manipulation of language (you would not call a doctor practicing without a medical license "undocumented"). Pending a decision on legality, "unauthorized" seems both neutral and correct.
• 1659447091 3mo ago
  >> "Unauthorized Immigration. As noted earlier, we use unauthorized immigrants to refer to individuals who enter the U.S. without formal admission under immigration law. A large share of these individuals are encountered by federal authorities at ports of entry, along the border, or in the interior and are subsequently issued an NTA in immigration court, allowing them to seek asylum or otherwise challenge removal. [...]" page 11