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Meaning of "illegal immigrant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

illegal immigrant  [ɪˈliːɡəl ˈɪmɪɡrənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illegal immigrant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

illegal immigrant

Illegal immigration

Illegal immigration refers to the migration of people across national borders, or the residence of foreign nationals in a country, in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Illegal immigration is overwhelmingly upward, from a poorer to a richer country. One measurable factor is the ‘push-pull’ incentive - the quality of life in the host country against the home country. But it is also noted that illegal immigrants tend not to be the poorest within their populations. Some countries have millions of illegal immigrants. When potential immigrants believe that the chances of successfully migrating are greater than the risks/costs, illegal immigration becomes an option. The benefits taken into account include not only expected improvements in income and living conditions, but also expectations in relation to potential future residential permits, where illegal immigrants are given a path to naturalization or citizenship. The costs may include restrictions on living as an illegal immigrant in the destination country, leaving family and ways of life behind, and the probability of being detained and resulting sanctions.

Definition of illegal immigrant in the English dictionary

The definition of illegal immigrant in the dictionary is a person who has entered a country illegally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT


apparent
əˈpærənt
conflagrant
kənˈfleɪɡrənt
current
ˈkʌrənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
emigrant
ˈɛmɪɡrənt
flagrant
ˈfleɪɡrənt
fragrant
ˈfreɪɡrənt
immigrant
ˈɪmɪɡrənt
infragrant
ɪnˈfreɪɡrənt
inmigrant
ˈɪnˌmaɪɡrənt
integrant
ˈɪntəɡrənt
migrant
ˈmaɪɡrənt
nonimmigrant
ˌnɒnˈɪmɪɡrənt
nonmigrant
ˌnɒnˈmaɪɡrənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
torrent
ˈtɒrənt
transmigrant
trænzˈmaɪɡrənt
transparent
trænsˈpærənt
vagrant
ˈveɪɡrənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

illative
illatively
Illawarra
Ille-et-Vilaine
illegal
illegal alien
illegalisation
illegalise
illegality
illegalization
illegalize
illegally
illegibility
illegible
illegibleness
illegibly
illegitimacy
illegitimate
illegitimately
illegitimateness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

block grant
capitation grant
death grant
development grant
digital immigrant
economic migrant
equalization grant
five-star restaurant
grant
home improvement grant
improvement grant
investment grant
land grant
landed immigrant
maintenance grant
maternity grant
regrant
restaurant
student grant
warrant

Synonyms and antonyms of illegal immigrant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «illegal immigrant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

Find out the translation of illegal immigrant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illegal immigrant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illegal immigrant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非法入境者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmigrante ilegal
570 millions of speakers

English

illegal immigrant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवैध आप्रवासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهاجر غير شرعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нелегал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imigrante ilegal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবৈধ অভিবাসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immigrant illégal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendatang tanpa izin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

illegaler Einwanderer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不法入国者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불법 이민자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imigran ilegal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người nhập cư bất hợp pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டவிரோத புலம்பெயர்ந்தோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवैध स्थलांतरित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yasadışı göçmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immigrato clandestino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nielegalny imigrant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нелегал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imigrant ilegal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράνομων μεταναστών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwettige immigrant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illegal invandrare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulovlig innvandrer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illegal immigrant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT»

The term «illegal immigrant» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «illegal immigrant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «illegal immigrant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illegal immigrant

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5 QUOTES WITH «ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illegal immigrant.
1
Elton Gallegly
Every unskilled illegal immigrant who enters the United States for work drives up healthcare costs for every American. And, every illegal immigrant we turn a blind eye toward weakens the rule of law our country is founded on.
2
Bobby Jindal
When a law enforcement officer apprehends an illegal immigrant, it makes no sense to simply release that individual who has been breaking our laws with no threat of sanction or penalty.
3
Gary Miller
An estimated 7 million illegal immigrants were residing in the United States in January 2000. This is double the size of the illegal immigrant population in January 1990 and constitutes 2.5 percent of the total U.S. population of just over 281 million.
4
Jan C. Ting
The DREAM Act was intended to benefit illegal immigrants who were brought here as children, the most sympathetic subset among our large illegal immigrant population.
5
Jan C. Ting
Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT»

Discover the use of illegal immigrant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illegal immigrant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Freedom of an Illegal Immigrant: The Untold Story of My ...
Freedom of an Illegal Immigrant: The Untold Story of My Search for a Place in the World is a memoir about an African orphan who grows up feeling different, isolated, and unwanted even among her own people.
Ruth Marimo, 2012
2
Mass Exodus: The Story of an Illegal Immigrant
The country of Mexico is then strained by their responsibility to hold back the mass exodus of millions of Mexican people that have made their way to the major border cities to protest the brutal beating of a Mexican ahero.a Ultimately, for ...
Carlos A. Perez, 2007
3
The Illegal Immigrant
He arrived in London on borrowed documents only to realise that he has simply traded his status as an asylum seeker to that of an illegal immigrant. Nonetheless, he was able to secure jobs with forged documentations with relative ease.
Peter Beltus, 2012
4
Legal Immigrant, Illegal Immigrant: What Made This Country ...
Today illegal immigrants threaten to ruin this great nation and Franco Ferrari wants to do something about it. A legal immigrant himself, Franco was born in Italy in the shadows of World War II. His family's dream was to live in America.
Franco Ferrari, 2008
5
Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant: The Politics of Immigration Reform
The category “illegal immigrant” is a legal designation for people who have entered the United States without inspection at a designated port of entry (POE). However, “illegal immigrant” has become a condensation symbol for an invasion of ...
Lina Newton, 2008
6
Teaching Young Children a Second Language
Results. Schools are required to demonstrate that their programs for English language learners provide instructional benefits. If the results are not there, schools are under obligation to revise their curricula. Illegal Immigrant Children's Right to ...
Tatiana Gordon, 2007
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Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook
Illegal immigrant wages are well below those of native workers, causing a steady rise in overall immigrant poverty. Finally, they argue that illegal immigrants are anti- assimilationist. They contend that most illegal immigrants undergo at best a  ...
Michael C. LeMay, 2007
8
Kolor. Journal on moving communities - 2006 - Vol. 6 - N.2
One Way Ticket: The Illegal Immigrant In Malta MarielU, MiadLef Malta, Abstract With a total land area of a mere 315 square kilometres and the second most dense population in the world, right at the centre of the Mediterranean on the route ...
the Foyer/Merib
9
Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America
There are derogatory and selective uses of the terms illegal alien and illegal immigrant, for example. While there are technically individuals from all over the world currently living and working in the United States without proper documentation, ...
Erika Lee, Judy Yung, 2010
10
Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and ...
From the Hardcover edition.
David Bacon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illegal immigrant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawmakers question sanctuary cities' roles in illegal immigrant crime …
In Arizona, an illegal immigrant who was deported six times and was allegedly high on marijuana is accused in a hit-and-run crash that injured ... «KEYE TV, Jul 15»
2
EXCLUSIVE: More ammo for Trump: How housing an illegal …
A night's stay for an illegal immigrant in the country's largest taxpayer-funded detention center costs more than a room at the nearest Hilton ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Illegal immigrant discovered working in Caernarfon abattoir - Daily …
Immigration officials and police raided an abattoir in Caernarfon this morning and arrested an illegal immigrant. The 36-year-old man from ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
4
Illegal immigrant poses as M'sian's wife to avoid arrest | Free …
ALOR SETAR: A man purportedly posed as the husband of a Laotian woman to prevent them from being arrested by state immigration in an ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
5
GOP Rep.: Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Should Be Registered …
GOP Rep.: Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Should Be Registered, But Should Really Be Deported. 0. drug. AP. by Caroline May15 Jul 20150 ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
6
Illegal immigrants' Obama amnesty approvals to be seized by feds …
Under his new plan, the amnesty would last for three years and would apply to millions of illegal immigrant parents. The Dreamers were ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
7
HCSO Policy on Illegal Immigrant Detainment
With the recent murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco, concerned citizens around the country may be asking themselves, “How would have Francisco Sanchez ... «Hernando Sun, Jul 15»
8
UCLA Offers Paid Internships To Illegal Immigrant Students
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers undocumented students “paid internships” regardless of their immigration status — a ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
9
Victims Of Illegal Immigrant Crime To Testify Before Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says he has invited the family members of victims of illegal immigrant crimes to ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
10
Illegal Immigrant Who Killed Chandra Levy May Be Released
Attorneys for Ingmar Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001, will likely ask ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Illegal immigrant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/illegal-immigrant>. Oct 2026 ».
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