Definition of "undocumentedness" in Englisch

noun

1. The quality of being undocumented (not having official documentation required to enter, live or work in a country).

   • In situations of unequal social power, such as encounters between health care providers and immigrant patients, fear and distrust related to undocumentedness and other cultural, economic, social, or political factors may be heightened.
   • The illegalization of undocumentedness, then, has made it possible for undocumented immigration to be identified, categorized and managed as a dangerous population. With undocumentedness or illegality as the defining element of their individuality …