VISA. It's a small world. He had gone to the US on a tourist visa with a plan to stay there permanently. And stayed for good he did.
LORENZO. Call it luck. While applying for a job, the interviewer asked him how he was related to Lorenzo. Why, he's my elder brother, he replied.
GREEN CARD. The interviewer said "Did you know that while I was a student in Cebu years ago, I asked your brother to give me work as a radio announcer so I could finance my studies? Well, I am returning the favor." The employer eventually helped him acquire a green card.