41.   No one asks for proof of legal residency.

42.   Normally, immigrants must apply for legal residency at American consulates in their home countries.

43.   On Friday, at a special ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, Lightfoot was granted legal residency status under an executive order recognizing his service in the Gulf War.

44.   Once they have the S-visas, they can apply for legal residency in three years, and for citizenship in five more years.

45.   Other immigrants, including some longtime residents with legal residency, are also falling in the net.

46.   Sara Iturbe of Argentina was granted legal residency two years ago largely because she restores old paintings, an unusual skill in the United States.

47.   She obtained legal residency five years ago under the amnesty program.

48.   Still, even simply requiring employers to verify the legal residency of potential workers has stirred concern in civil rights groups such as the National Council of La Raza.

49.   Temporary foreign workers have no right to bring families and no right to seek legal residency, Goldstein said.

50.   Still, requiring employers to verify the legal residency of potential workers has stirred concern with civil rights groups such as the National Council of La Raza.