What is the meaning of "lawfully admitted for permanent residence"?

Second, these phrases have plainly different meanings. "[L]awfully admitted for permanent residence" is a term of art. See H.R. Rep. No. 82-1365 (1952), reprinted in 1952 U.S.C.C.A.N. 1653, 1684; see also Gooch v. Clark, 433 F.2d 74, 78-79 (9th Cir. 1970). As defined by the INA, it means "the status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration laws, such status not having changed." 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) (1994). That phrase -- that term of art -- does not appear in the second clause. Rather, section 321(a)(5) employs the generic phrase "reside permanently," which is not defined

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