I don't understand the apprehension developing over the use of the phrase illegal immigrants.  The use of the term *undocumented immigrant* is in affect condoning criminal behavior. [U.S. Code Title 8 §1325 Paragraph (a)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325)clearly specifies the nature of the crime of trying to cross the border illegally:

> (a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts
>
>Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.

Simply walking across the border the first time violates federal law on the level of a misdemeanor, equivalent to drunk driving, shoplifting, prostitution, or vandalism.  Trying to cross the border illegally the second time is equivalent to a felony.  ***If we are going to be a nation of laws then we need to avoid the political correctness of not referring to illegal actions as illegal.***

To say that illegal immigrants may have lived in this country for years and not committed a crime is simply not true.  They committed their first crime in the U.S. as they walked across the border.  I have no doubt that many of the immigrants that originally came here illegally are good people with no intention of breaking laws or causing harm to others.  But the best you can say for them is that they haven't been prosecuted for the laws they have already committed.

If we are going to stick with the *"undocumented"* terminology, why not expand it:

| | |
|---|---|
| Illegal Immigrant | Undocumented Immigrant |
| Prostitute | Undocumented Sex Therapist |
| Drunk Driver | Undocumented Recreational Driver |
| Vandalism | Undocumented Renovations |
| Shop Lifting | Undocumented Shopping |

We can take all the misdemeanors and convert them to *"undocumented"* activities, then we start working on the felonies.  I realize this looks stupid when you put it into this context of changing all our laws to being *"undocumented"*, but in a nation of laws we don't get to pick and choose whhich laws we enforce and which we don't.