Liye Zhang immigrated from Nanjing, China, when he was 10. Now living in Castro Valley, Calif., the software engineer and strong opponent of amnesty described his seven-year-long process of naturalization as expensive and "long and exhausting."
President Barack Obama waves as walks from Marine One to the White House on the South Lawn after returning to Washington, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Obama spent the weekend in California where he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Pat Robertson, chairman of the Board of the Christian Broadcast Network, meets with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998.(AP Photo/Xinhua)
President Barack Obama, right, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. While saying it is critical that the U.S. and China reach a "firm understanding" on cyber issues, Obama told reporters his meetings with Xi have been "terrific." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama waves as walks from Marine One to the White House on the South Lawn after returning to Washington, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Obama spent the weekend in California where he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Barack Obama waves as walks from Marine One to the White House on the South Lawn after returning to Washington, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Obama spent the weekend in California where he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)
President Obama poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands as they meet for talks Friday, June 7, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Obama poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands as they meet for talks Friday, June 7, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
