[dragonwriter]

> Nobody is an alien in this country

Legally, any person who is not a citizen (including a legal immigrant who has not yet been naturalized) is an alien in this country.

[turar]

And continues to be an alien for years, and sometimes decades. You only stop being an "alien" after naturalization ceremony. "Alien" terminology is not some emotional made up word, it's a real term that America calls any non-citizen.