Named Groups

Undocumented Immigrants

Foreign nationals residing in a country without legal immigration status, or in violation of the immigration laws of that country.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Foreign nationals residing in a country without legal immigration status, or in violation of the immigration laws of that country.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Unauthorized Immigrants
  • Undocumented Aliens
  • Alien, Undocumented
  • Aliens, Undocumented
  • Immigrant, Unauthorized
  • Immigrant, Undocumented
  • Immigrants, Unauthorized
  • Immigrants, Undocumented
  • Unauthorized Immigrant
  • Undocumented Alien
  • Undocumented Immigrant
  • Undocumented Workers
  • Undocumented Worker
  • Worker, Undocumented
  • Workers, Undocumented

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Emigration and Immigration (1981-2015)
  • Transients and Migrants (1981-2015)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. M01w.189.500

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Undocumented Immigrants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069756. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069756
  2. Undocumented Immigrants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2368859