[BohDaThone]

There are work "green cards" and then there are other sorts, family, etc. You can marry a brit, and have her live with you here, forever, without her giving up brit citizenship. There are always stories of some 80-year old Italian woman who came here as a child, legally, and never got citizenship, finally being naturalized. You can adopt your new french wife's child and have her live with you without her giving up her former citizenship -- and she'd be a "LEGAL PERMANENT resident."

I'm not sure that I see why a legal permanent resident, which can come about for any number of reasons, is a "blood-sucker." They're fully documented, and subject to all of our tax and other laws, including, e.g. draft registration, where appropriate (male).

[Snoopers-868th]

So you are saying in answer to my “question” that a green card can give someone and even additional family legal premanent residency.