Tell them you are an illegal immigrant and they are not allowed to ask you any questions.
Tell them you’re an American citizen and you don’t have to answer any of their questions.
no hablo ingles
I jokingly told him to add an "ez" to the end of his name (Martinez) and the government would let him stay forever and even give him lots of free stuff.
He laughed but it was true. Unfortunately, his appeals to keep his visa failed and he had to return to Germany.
There was a time in our country when one would say, "You make a joke".. But now, what you say is very close to the scary truth..