migrants 不就是专指非法的吗？主媒/党一直都心疼非法移民，在称谓上一再进步

illegal immigrants ==> undocumented immigrants ==> migrants。 走线来的人这么可爱，怎么能叫illegal呢？最多是undocumented 的了，慢慢的undocumented 也是对他们的不尊重，就drop掉成了migrants 了。

合法移民从来就是immigrants，啥时候变成migrants了？

这种说法纯粹是混淆视听。他反对的是直接从边境非法穿越的非法移民。他自己合法入境，上学，开公司。这一系列动作之中不同类型签证衔接是不是有问题不知道，等着看后续，但是这种人和直接非法越境是同一种人么？

你无法理解其实就对了，因为你说的这件事情就不是事实。川普和马斯克都说过美国需要很多很多移民，尤其是高质量移民。

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The main difference between an immigrant and a migrant is that an immigrant intends to settle in a new country, while a migrant may be temporarily resident:

• Immigrant
• A person who leaves their home country and moves to a new country with the intention of settling there. Immigrants often go through a lengthy vetting process.
• Migrant
• A person who moves from place to place, usually for economic reasons like seasonal work. Migrants are not forced to leave their home countries because of persecution or violence. 

However, the terms "immigrant" and "migrant" are often used interchangeably in public debate and research. Some argue that the use of these terms is problematic because they can have negative connotations and be used to manipulate public opinion. 

Other terms related to migration include:

• Emigrant: A person who leaves a country
• Forced migrant: A person who is forced to migrate
• Refugee: A person who is forced to migrate and has specific legal status and protections
• Secondary migrant: A person who moves again after an original migration
• Asylee: A migrant who seeks legal protection on arrival to a new country

机器人爱说啥说啥，在目前美国讨论移民问题的语境下，合法移民就是immigrants，非法移民就是美称为migrants

他反的是illegal immigrants。

你自己身为合法移民，为什么要故意混淆这两者？