Undocumented Workers

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

Here are two words you might hear in stories about immigration.

Undocumented workers.

We need to bring the 11 million undocumented workers that are currently in this country out of the shadows; make them productive players in the U.S. economy.

Undocumented workers.

Undocumented workers are people who are working without a visa or permanent residence papers.

Undocumented workers also are called “illegal aliens “ because they are in the country illegally.

They are at the center of the immigration debate in America.

Now, the next time you hear the phrase undocumented workers, you will know what these News Words mean.