JOANNE ELGART JENNINGS:

Renuka Sivarajan and Morali Raghavan appear to be living the American dream. He works for oracle as a senior network engineer – and she runs a home day care business – which is booming.

Two years ago, the family bought this home so Sivarajan could expand her daycare operation.And with the additional income, they can now afford the larger mortgage, and extra-curricular activities for their two sons.

Originally from India, Sivarajan came to the United States in 2003 as an IT worker but her visa was tied to a job in Arizona. So when she moved to California to be with her husband – she lost her work permit.