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personas inmigrantes en situación documental de irregularidad

English translation: undocumented immigrants


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Spanish term or phrase:personas inmigrantes en situación documental de irregularidad
English translation:undocumented immigrants
Entered by: Anton Baer
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19:29 Jul 19, 2006
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Social Sciences - Anthropology
Spanish term or phrase: personas inmigrantes en situación documental de irregularidad
El programa va dirigido a:

-Personas inmigrantes en situación documental de irregularidad, refugiados, solicitantes de asilo, desplazados ....
Nema
Local time: 20:01
undocumented immigrants
Explanation:
You could play with the rest of it ("irregularities in the matter of documents") but this is essentially it I think (for the first categrory)

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-07-19 19:41:13 GMT)
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The rest of it: refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced persons
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Anton Baer
Slovakia
Local time: 20:01
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4undocumented immigrants
Anton Baer
3 +2immigrants with irregular (non-standard) documentationWill Matter
4immigrant persons whose papers are not in order
neilmac


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
undocumented immigrants


Explanation:
You could play with the rest of it ("irregularities in the matter of documents") but this is essentially it I think (for the first categrory)

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-07-19 19:41:13 GMT)
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The rest of it: refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced persons

Anton Baer
Slovakia
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: This question has been a hot topic in the border city where I live, and the official decision is "undocumented immigrants."
4 mins
agree  vanesa medina
46 mins
agree  Henry Hinds: Reply from asnother border resident, I agree with Muriel.
1 hr
agree  Michele Fauble
9 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
immigrants with irregular (non-standard) documentation


Explanation:
One way of translating it.

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Maria Duenas Rios: Even though "undocumented" is widely used; these people do have documents like passport, ID and birth certificates from their countries of origin. What they do not have is immigration documents.
2 mins
  -> Muchisimas gracias, amiga. ;0)
agree  Susy Ordaz
42 mins
  -> Obrigado. Welcome to ProZ.
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: No one uses this expression. In theory of terminology, one is told to use the standard expression, even if it isn't perfect.
3 hrs
  -> KudoZ doesn't ask for "formulaic" or "rote" expressions but, rather, translations and that's exactly what I provided.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
immigrant persons whose papers are not in order


Explanation:
Or:
"immigrant persons whose residence permits are not in order"
"immigrant persons whose residence documents have not been formalised/authorised"
etc

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-07-19 19:44:13 GMT)
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Heinrich's (correct) answer is less formal, less euphemistic (PC) and calls a spade a spade.

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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