Illegal alien "VS" illegal immigrant

This is something that I have fallen victim to myself, the brain washing of Americans and alot of us are falling into this trap....I think we need to be aware and start trying to fight it, that is using the Oxymoron " illegal immigrant" they are not " ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS" they are "ILLEGAL ALIENS" and the joke is on US !

Definitions:

illegal alien  –noun

1. a foreigner who has entered or resides in a country unlawfully or without the country's authorization.
2. a foreigner who enters the U.S. without an entry or immigrant visa, esp. a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or who overstays the period of time allowed as a visitor, tourist, or businessperson.


immigrant (Ä*m'Ä*-grÉ™nt) Pronunciation Key
n.
A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another.

adj. Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.
Im"mi*grant\, n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See Immigrate.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant.
You can not come to the United States with the idea of being a permanent resident if you do it illegally as it is against the law to enter the United States with out permission to do so.


Oxymoron

–noun, plural -moâ‹…ra  /-ˈmÉ”rÉ™, -ˈmoÊŠrÉ™/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-mawr-uh, -mohr-uh] Show IPA Pronunciation . Rhetoric. a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindnessâ€