Have We Been Invaded?

Have We Been Invaded?

The classic definition of an invasion is the incursion of an armed force into a country, the paradigm example being the Allied landing at Normandy in 1944. Normally, it means an army arriving to conquer or plunder.  By this definition, the entry of an immigrant into the United States—whether seeking asylum or even illegally seeking employment—could never reasonably be considered an invasion. Legal dictionaries, however, sometimes define “invasio…