After 3 years, tons of paper work, Lawyers, more paper work, interviews, more paper work, $5,000.00 in legal and government application fees, and a few well written letters to our U.S. Senators (during the recent immigration bill fiasco) we can proudly say that Susan has a permanent resident alien card ( green card y'all ). Just remember The Department of Homeland Security was only trying to keep you safe from a Canadian farm girl. Stay tuned and find out how much it costs to become a U.S. Citizen Legally.