So in previous courses we've talked about how to come in as a non immigrant and how to come in as an immigrant. Regardless of whether you can come in as an immigrant or as a nonimmigrant, there are reasons our statute sets out as two ways that you can be excluded or not admitted if you are already here in the United States, the statute also sets out reasons to deport you, and that is the purpose of this session. So the law as set out by Congress, the statute, the Immigration and nationality act, sets out 10 different ways that people can be excluded from coming into the United States. They are health related reasons, criminal related reasons, security related reasons, reasons of money if we think you're going to be a public charge, reasons for work, if we think you're going to come and work without papers. Another reason the US statute lays out for not allowing you to come in is if you violate immigration laws and don't have the right paperwork. 8th reason for keeping you out is if you are ineligible for citizenship. Another one is if you were previously deported, and you're trying to come back in. And the 10th reason or ground for keeping people out, are is a miscellaneous ground, under which come various other sub reasons. For the next few minutes, we will talk in detail about each of the reasons the government uses to exclude people. The first reason is health. If you have a disease, a communicable disease of public health significance, you are barred from coming in. Some of the reasons right now is stated in the statute are chancroid, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, infectious leprosy, lymphogranuloma venereum, infectious syphilis and active tuberculosis. If you have any of these communicable diseases of public health significance, you are barred from entering the United States. In addition, those who have had these physical disorders or mental disorders which our US government deemed result in harm to yourself or to others, renders people inadmissible. Drug abusers or addicts. Again, if it is discovered that you have a mental or physical disorder or a drug issue and that you are a drug abuser or addict, this will also render you inadmissible. A second reason to keep people out, as stated in the statute is if you have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, there is no one definition of moral turpitude. However, the third branch of government, the courts have defined moral turpitude as an act that is inherently base, vile, depraved and contrary to the accepted rules of morality and duties owed between persons or to society in general. So for example, being convicted of a violation of any controlled substance or having multiple criminal convictions, or having been convicted of drug trafficking are all examples of crimes that would render you inadmissible. Some other crimes include prostitution, commercialized vice, such as gambling, the commission and conviction of a serious crime, human trafficking, money laundering. So if you're outside trying to come in, and the US Government, typically an embassy official, ascertained that you have a contagious disease of public health significance, or you've been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, you will be barred from entering the United States. The third reason that our statute lays out for not admitting people is for security and related grounds. Again this assessment is typically done by a US embassy official when individuals go to a US embassy and try to come in as a non immigrant or an immigrant. And if that consular official at an embassy assesses or has reasonable grounds to believe that the person trying to enter has security issues, those people will not be admitted to enter the United States. In examples of security grounds include engaging in espionage or sabotage to overthrow the US government, or knowledge of the applicant trying to come into the US is a member of or has been affiliated with the communist party or any other totalitarian party. Where a third reason to keep you out for security grounds is if you've participated in any terrorist activity. A 4th reason to keep you out on security grounds is if you present a threat to foreign policy or have been a member of any totalitarian party. And the 5th reason is if we know that you participated in Nazi persecution or genocide. All of these reasons espionage, sabotage, membership of a communist party, membership in the Nazi party are security reasons that our statute lays out for barring your admission to the United States.
