Terminology
Illegal immigration describes people entering a country without formal permission. There are many views on illegal immigration, depending on political standpoint:
- illegal alien
- illegal immigrant
- clandestine workers
- sans papiers / "without papers"
- irregular immigrant/migrant/alien/worker/resident
- people "hiding/living/staying/working/ in the shadows"
- undocumented immigrant/migrant/alien/worker/resident
- unauthorized immigrant/migrant/alien/worker/resident
- paperless immigrant/migrant/alien/worker/resident
- immigrant "without immigration/legal status"
- out of status immigrant/migrant/alien/worker/resident
- unnaturalized immigrant/migrant/alien/worker/resident
- boat people
Many types of migrants are considered illegal immigrant, this includes those without any travel documents, refugee, runaway workers, workers working in different sectors than those stated in their work permit, overstay, fake travel documents, fake work permit, fake MyKards, fake UN Cards, stateless people as well as those born in Malaysia by illegal immigrants.
Read more about this topic: Illegal Immigrants In Malaysia