There is only one cloud on the horizon, but it's a big one: the threat posed by the German immigration authorities, who treat illegal aliens with no mercy.

Williams directed inspectors to treat aliens as suspect if traveling with less than ten dollars.

"My problem is it treats lawful aliens differently," Mr. Gonzalez said.

In the late 1800's, the court affirmed laws that prohibited Chinese immigration and presumptively treated Chinese aliens as unreliable witnesses.

According to the Center for Immigration Reform, treating uninsured illegal aliens costs about $2.2 billion a year.

Surely they don't need your expertise on weapons systems to treat sick aliens.

The Border Patrol sends out its own rescue teams to treat dehydrated, footsore aliens.

"But when it comes to the spending of taxpayers' dollars, I cannot turn my head and treat undocumented aliens like citizens."

"Alienage is not a proxy for safe driving, and there is no reason for the Division of Motor Vehicles to treat aliens differently from others who seek to demonstrate their ability to drive safely."

He reads the stories, which treat the great science fiction themes of telepathy and intelligent aliens in the never-look-back manner of the pulp magazines of a generation ago.