Spouses and parents of permanent residents could only be in the United States, if at all, in temporary, nonimmigrant classification and therefore would not be residents of the United States.
Residents all want their spouses to be residents.
mnli hypothesis: Residents all want their spouses to be residents. premise: Spouses and parents of permanent residents could only be in the United States, if at all, in temporary, nonimmigrant classification and therefore would not be residents of the United States.