please help!! I currently have an immigration lawyer for about a year now. I have many criminal records that i am regretting very much. 5 or six of them are for shoplifting, larceny too i think.(the lastest one was from 2002) 1 is for wronfully obtaining public assistance that was about ten years ago. some i've had to pay fines, community service and arrest records. I have been in the u.s since 1980 have 4 children who are citizens. I have the old green card that doesn't have an expiration date.I asked my lawyer instead of trying to renew my card could i get my citizen instead. He wasn't very helpful he suggest i talk to a criminal lawyer since i have so many records he didn't want to jepordize anything. The only thing that shows on my fbi record is the one for wrongfully obtaining asst. will they look at just the fbi records or the court ones too? is there even a chance of me getting my renewal green card or citizenship? what can the criminal lawyer do for me? are my chances of getting deported high even though i've been here 29 yrs with kids? i am currently in las vegas

