Book there we want to introduce you to the first time author, hellen raleigh, her book is called the broken welcome mat. Miss raleigh win did you come to united states. I came in set 96. As a graduate school student. From . Guest from Mainland China. Host when did you become a u. S. Citizen . Guest 2013. Host when did you start to the process of becoming a u. S. Citizen . Guest well, the day after i arrived in the united states, in 1996 as a student, i wanted to stay here, united states. So i come back from that day took me 17 years to jump through all 0 the legal hoops to become a naturalized oceanid. Host what are the hoops you lad to john jump through . Guest so, first is to maintain legal status. And our Immigration Law is stacked against the people like mow who doesnt have a family here because our Immigration Law heavily favor family preference. Because i dont leave a family here i need to first maintain my student status, and then find an employer. Thats the only way i can becom