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    Question #60616. an alias asks:

    When did the U.S. Resident Alien card get the nickname 'green card', and are they really green?




    JoshCaleb12

    What we know as a "green card" came in a variety of different colors at different times in its history. We still refer to them as "green cards" for the same reason dismissal notices are called "pink slips," sensationalized news is called "yellow journalism," and intended distractions are called "red herrings." In each case, an idea was originally associated with an actual item of the respective color. A Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) alien living in the United States may carry a card that is not green, but refers to it as a "green card." The alien does so because the card bestows benefits, and those benefits came into being at a time when the card was actually green.

    http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/articles/Green.htm

    Nov 18 05, 8:47 PM
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