Is the word 'alien' synonynous with 'immigrant'?
I found this sentence:
Ann Coulter refuses to hug illegal alien.
Are the words alien and immigrant interchangeable?
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By law,
Alien = Non-citizen
Immigrant = Permanent Resident Alien
Illegal Immigrant = Illegal Alien
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No they have very different meanings. Although 'Alien' does mean foreign, or strange, it could be quite rude to suggest that it was the same as 'immigrant'.
Immigrant means someone who has moved to live in a different country. Alien normally means a creature from space!
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