There are distinctions though. A migrant is someone who moves from one place to another usually for work. Following work, even in the same country would include migrants. An immigrant is a person who goes through a legal process to live in a new country. "Illegal immigrant" doesn't really make sense, since they are not going through a legal process in order to live in a new country. Hence: illegal invaders.
There are distinctions though. A migrant is someone who moves from one place to another usually for work. Following work, even in the same country would include migrants. An immigrant is a person who goes through a legal process to live in a new country. "Illegal immigrant" doesn't really make sense, since they are not going through a legal process in order to live in a new country. Hence: illegal invaders.