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It is not the same thing, but I have an aunt who lived in the US for some 30 years on a green card.

She had been working all that time (employed) and she owned an apartment in Miami. She didn't give a royal fuck about citizenship, and only acquired it some 10 or 15 years ago due to mounting pressure from family.

There is no doubt it was the best course of action given the current government actions.

Edit: Moreover, she practically can't speak english. Her spoken spanish has acquired a strong cuban ring, although she hasn't been to cuba, go figure.



I think once you get citizenship, you are forever taxed on your world income. So it makes sense for some people to not do it.


Green cards are for permanent residency, so it makes sense to me that someone would live in the US for 30 years with one. That seems very different than spending over a decade in the US without any permanent status, just temporary visas.




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