Aliens in America features Justin Tolchuk, a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old, who is struggling to make it through the ups and downs of high school. Desperate to help her son become more popular, his mother signs up for the school's international exchange student program but instead of getting an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen as she had pictured, they get Raja Musharaff, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. Surprisingly, Raja and Justin begin to develop an unlikely friendship, despite their cultural differences. Will this bond help them get through the minefield that is high school?