re: #366 Done Ben Wrote
There used to be PSA ads around Christmastime reminding non-citizens to report to INS for their annual visit. They were called resident aliens. It was very strange to Star Trek-watching child-me; I wondered why resident Vulcans and such weren’t in the news. And where could I meet one?
I was always confused by the term too. Related, One of my earliest memories at around four years old was watching a show with my grandmother and my four year old mind was amazed that someone could get “fired.” Makes me wonder about how that term came about.