ok since your refuse to answer the question about hemingway let me ask you what ins now cis immigration paperwork do you believe that cruz filled out when he moved to houston from calgary an immigrate to the u s according to u s law must have the proper immigration paperwork in hand what was that paperwork that cruz had to fill out and present to an immigration official also please explain how the definition of citizen and the definition of alien under the u s laws applied to cruz if cruz was not a citizen then he was an alien or immigrant i will help you out by providing you with the definition under the u s law permanent resident alien an alien admitted to the united states as a lawful permanent resident permanent residents are also commonly referred to as immigrants however the immigration and nationality act ina broadly defines an immigrant as any alien in the united states except one legally admitted under specific nonimmigrant categories ina section a an illegal alien who entered the united states without inspection for example would be strictly defined as an immigrant under the ina but is not a permanent resident alien lawful permanent residents are legally accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the united states they may be issued immigrant visas by the department of state overseas or adjusted to permanent resident status by the department of homeland security in the united states permanent resident alien definition citizenship the country in which a person is born and has not renounced or lost citizenship or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected