2nd Immigration Reform Bill of 2007 [Failed]

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I motion to strike Section 2, since I don't believe that, say, conviction of the possession of marijuana before it was legalized should be grounds to deny someone citizenship.

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Aye

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Question: If a person is convicted for committing a crime and then that act is later decriminalized, would that person still be banned for applying for being convicted of a crime?

The language of Clause 2 indicates that a person convicted of a crime later decriminalized would still be banned for applying for citizenship.

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Aye

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When a minor crime is decriminalized, people in jail have their sentences removed or reduced.  Why would we apply a different standard to immigrants?

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Nay