They enter and remain the country illegally, thus they are illegal. Illegality stems from their physical presence in the country. If you don't like the laws th

They enter and remain the country illegally, thus they are illegal. Illegality stems from their physical presence in the country. If you don't like the laws that restrict who can come and work in your country, you are welcome to elect representatives that will change them. That, however, is hard as other citizens of your country may want to prevent that from happening. That's democracy. Walking around telling people that calling X an X is 'xenophobic' and should be stopped because it doesn't agree with you is wrong.