5 million green-card holders resident in the United States in 1996 were eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship.)
Nobody in 1996 was allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship.
mnli hypothesis: Nobody in 1996 was allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. premise: 5 million green-card holders resident in the United States in 1996 were eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship.)