Some may think that the terms illegal immigrant and undocumented immigrant or anything with labeling are offensive. Many would suggest that terms like illegal or undocumented etc. are acceptable. People think that labeling immigrants is offensive because of the emphasis on the word illegal or undocumented. The opposing groups think it is acceptable because they were not born in their country, so you need to call them by a specific name to identify them. I understand where the group that objects to being labeled illegal or undocumented is at because everything they do is from a country other than their home country and no violent or even minor crimes have been committed. I understand the group that supports labeling because they come here without any documentation. In my opinion we should say either immigrants or nothing. The term immigrant comes from your country to another country. We always label certain groups and things. We have labels in gender, ethnicity, etc. There are exceptions to these words because they are generally accepted by the majority. Using the term illegal immigrant or even illegal alien makes it sound like they are not human. Now, if we have to use one word to label or name, it should be immigrant. Even though I'm labeling myself, that's an understatement. The reason I would say immigrant is because they are immigrating, which makes them immigrants. There are a few reasons why I wouldn't call immigrants illegal. First of all, the question arises of the definition of the word "illegal". The term “illegal” describes an action” and is not an appropriate label to describe a human being. Many sources, such as the associated press, explained that they had not used the term "illegal immigrant". Stating: “The use of the term “illegal” should refer only to an action, not to a person or group, for example illegal immigration, but not illegal immigrant.” Secondly, it is the explanation given by the media to the term “illegal immigrant”. Entertainment still uses the term “illegal immigrant.” Entertainment companies argue that the term is less harmful and meaningless and argue that the term is neutral and accurate.” In many cases, journalists will need to be more precise and descriptive when describing an individual. So instead of saying "John Doe is an illegal immigrant, a reporter will have to say that John Doe came to the United States on a travel visa and it expired," or "John Doe crossed a border illegally in December 2010 and is there always remained." From.