The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced policy guidance that members or associates of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian political party are not eligible for admission based on inconsistencies and incompatibilities with the naturalization oath, including the commitment to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States. The new U.S.-China policy has sparked renewed debate in the Chinese community, with some lawyers advising consultants to leave the party as soon as possible.
According to a report by the Central News Agency today, the U.S. immigration ban on Communist Party members is a sabre-rattling reference to China, and some lawyers are advising people to leave the Party as soon as possible. The new immigration policy provides guidance on how to rule against denial of citizenship in cases where eligibility is based on factors such as membership in the Communist Party or any totalitarian political party.
A press release issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on February 2 emphasizes that, in general, unless exempted in a particular case, any prospective immigrant who is a member of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian political party, its affiliates, related organizations, etc., whether in the U.S. or abroad, will be denied citizenship. The press release further explains that the addition of guidelines to the U.S. Immigration Policy Manual will assist immigration officials in providing a consistent basis for rulings of inadmissibility in accordance with federal law.
According to the press release, the U.S. announced in July that it would restrict Chinese Communist Party members from obtaining visas or entering the U.S. The new guidelines from the USCIS target a large number of Chinese nationals interested in obtaining a green card, many of whom are former members of the Communist Party and have served as senior officials in Party, government, military, or state-owned enterprises.
According to Los Angeles immigration attorney Cun-Chu Cheng, who was quoted by the Central News Agency as saying by Deutsche Welle (DW), this is not a new rule, as it has been in place for a long time. But in the past, the enforcement process has been relatively lenient,” said Cunju Zheng, a Los Angeles immigration attorney, citing Deutsche Welle (DW). In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Cunju Zheng pointed out that he has only one piece of advice for anyone who consults on immigration matters, and that is to leave the party as soon as possible. The Communist Party will not issue a certificate of resignation, but the member himself can register his resignation in the newspaper, which is a kind of public announcement.
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