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Hi Amy,
The definition you are using is that of an
“unauthorized” worker, someone lacking the right to work. People
without work authorization may have a legal visa status, but their visa does
not permit them to work -- For example, some student visas, a tourist visa or
some spousal visas. Lacking work authorization is different than when people
are undocumented in the sense of not having a valid visa.
I agree that people throw terms around and
it is hard to find good wording. If you are talking about employment then
unauthorized has a somewhat better understood definition.
Good luck.
Susan
Susan Gabbard Ph.D.
Aguirre Divison, JBS International
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Defining Undocumented Workers
Does anyone
have a good definition of an undocumented worker? I have searched and I not
happy with what I am finding.
This is what
I am using so now, but I am wondering if there’s something better:
Undocumented
worker – a common term referring to an immigrant or migrant who is
employed without legal authorization.
Thanks, Amy
Amy K.
Liebman, MPA
Migrant
Clinicians Network
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