Thanks. I was feeling good about that until I saw this:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/172675_suit10.html
"Monday, May 10, 2004
One mistake robs man of citizenship
Moral character standard challenged in class action suit
By CHRIS McGANN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
In 1999, Kichul Lee got a $153 ticket for collecting a bucket full of oysters on a Puget Sound beach.
The South Korean immigrant promptly took care of the fine and now counts his oysters twice to make sure he hasn't collected more than his limit. But last year he found out that the money was only a fraction of the price he would end up paying.
The full cost became clear when he was interviewed to become a U.S. citizen.
He breezed past his English and civics test but his heart sank when he learned what Citizenship and Immigration Services thought of him. "You have failed to establish that you are a person of good moral character," the service said in a letter. "Your application must be and hereby is DENIED."
Last week, Lee and six other immigrants filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle that calls into question the apparently extreme standard used to determine the moral character of an applicant.
He says he wants to help others avoid the embarrassment and aggravation of being excluded from rights and privileges that come with citizenship based solely on minor infractions and summary assessments that do not accurately reflect character.
As many as 3,000 other immigrants could benefit if Lee and the others named in the suit prevail.
Sharon Rummery, a spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Services, said: "Not every misdemeanor violation is cause for a denial of a naturalization application based on lack of good moral character." But Rummery also acknowledged that "some misdemeanor violations have the potential for causing that outcome." ........
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The term "arbitrary" comes to mind .. the report does not say if the gentleman's error was in reporting this on his N-400 or NOT reporting it..