HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Many of you have the RIGHT idea...that means that we Americans are still good at heart. From the Historian to theTtruth to the Unknown...you all have something very correct. Most other countries first call people from other countries &quot;foreigner&quot; not &quot;ALIEN&quot;; this already tells what the system thinks of anyone not born in American territory. Nevertheless, my story is: my wife was a tourist in America when I met her; she speaks English-actually she was a high school teacher back then now she has a Masters in business (from her country), so she is educated; she worked for a Fortune 500 co for almost 3 yrs and in the public school system for another 2-teaching English to our hi-schoolers &amp; even on a reservation! My wife has always been legal. We were denied her residency because we were fighting in a parking lot and one person saw call the police who took both of us in custody. It turns out this one mistake after years of marriage and 5 YEARS AFTER FILING our paperwork the LEGAL &amp; PROPER WAY  to the then INS (mid 1990&#039;s)is all she has againsst her path to legalization. After visiting 4 lawyers, we opted for one who gave us HOPE; she would have to become ILLEGAL by overstaying. NOW she cannot work &amp; is frustrated but hoping for some HELP from the system. She loves to sing  the song &quot;America&quot;, crazy for football &amp; baseball, likes big rough trucks, Rock-n-roll, Jazz &amp; Hip Hop, and volunteers for everything from scouts, to teaching others English.....AM I WRONG to want to keep my wife and children in the USA to live the American dream my family from the Mayflower--which I can prove too--came here for too?? And yes historian, though she is not Mexican, she is part MAYAN--a real native of this LAND!!!!!!!!!!