No one is called an illegal migrant? So are they crossing the border using legal means or not? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, irregular is used to describe a washroom experience after too much fibre. Illegal is used to describe what these migrants are doing by crossing the border outside of legal channels. They are breaking the law and are therefore illegal migrants. The most ridiculous part is that these migrants would be rejected if they tried to enter Canada through legal channels so they are effectively being rewarded for breaking the law.  Trudeau: "Please do not come to Canada..." Migrant: "Right but if we decide to come, will we be turned away?" Trudeau: "No, you will not be turned away, you will be welcomed with a bunch of free stuff". Migrant: "So if the alternative is to be deported from the US, why wouldn't we break the law to enter Canada?" Trudeau: (stunned look on his face)"because it's 2017?"  Migrant: "Ok so see you tomorrow (friends nodding in aggreement)..."