# Why do people refer to illegal aliens as Undocumented?

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**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-refer-to-illegal-aliens-as-undocumented/495529 "2009-05-06T11:50:55Z")
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### Author: ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-refer-to-illegal-aliens-as-undocumented/495529/23 "2009-05-06T19:00:47Z")

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> [@Crazyhorse](#):
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> Once an “illegal immigrant” makes it across the border they are no longer in violation of any criminal laws simply to be here. At that point they become undocumented immigrants.

Aren’t they in violation of 8 USC § 1324 _et seq_?

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