All immigrants used to be called aliens:
Listen to Alien registration PSA @ 1:46
http://cbsrmt.thelongtrek.com/kixi/750109%20Berenice_KIXI.mp3
They still are: I call them illegal aliens
Yes there was a time I was a Registered Alien..
with an Alien Registration Card (a green card)
I had to reregister every January at my local post office..
My Alien Registration Number is on my Naturalization Papers..
BTW not reregistering by Jan 31 or the nearest Friday/Sat before while the PO was still open could get me (wait for it) ...DEPORTED...
OH NOOOOOOEZ
Oh Yes....
I got my notification in the mail to my last known address..
if I had changed my street address without notifying the INS it was my fault if I didn’t receive the required document.. I was responsible to do so within 30 days and I promised to do so in writing and swore to amongst the other items when I first arrived here or before..
I took the document to the PO and signed it there with a witness and handed it in to be sent to the INS as it was already addressed for them and received a receipt stating I had done so.. that receipt was my proof that I had fulfilled my annual obligation..
theres so much I forget after 40 years but as I remember them I think it important to let people know each step because its not just a matter of coming here with prior permission, theres a lot that goes into IMMIGRATION...(or use to and it worked...America was in control of her borders as she was entitled to be)
The difference between an IMMIGRANT and an ILLEGAL ALIEN is so vast that no other term for those who don’t immigrant will do nor is acceptable other than..
ILLEGAL ALIEN..
to me an immigrant it is a slap in the face to call the illegal aliens immigrants..
if you respect me and how I got here please do not insult me with nonsense..
Tennessee Nana
Naturalized American Citizen