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索引：1) Arrest; 2) WIC; 3) CCP
被捕、公眾負擔、中共黨員
- pjiang -
毛主席說：“犯了錯誤不要緊，改了就是好同誌。”
在 I-485 的填表中，有一問：
"1. Have you ever, in or outside the United States:
b. been arrested, cited, charged, indicted, fined or imprisoned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance, excluding traffic violations?"
在回答這個問題時，有兩個要點得注意：
1) 隻要是被捕過，不問原因，也不計後果；
2) 隻要是被捕過，不管是在美國，還是其它地方。
對於點一，如：
有的男同學衝動之下，扇了太太一耳光。後來法官也沒有深究。
有的小同學在商店裏看到了好的玩意兒，就揣進了兜裏。法官念其年幼，就把材料都封了。
盡管如此，這兩位同學在這裏還是要答 "Yes". 雖然會有麵試，總比因 mispresentation 而被拒了好。
雖然有過被捕的記錄，並不意味著 I-485 就批不了，公民轉不成。
法庭的文件說 discharge 了，還要答 Yes 嗎？
-- 無論是 conditional discharge 還是 absolute discharge，都不改變曾經被捕過的事實。
我的 charge 被 dismiss 掉了，還要答 Yes 嗎？
-- Yes.
我被告知 arrest record 已經 expunge 了，也要答 Yes 嗎？
-- Yes.
對於點二，在美國以外的地方有了記錄，FBI 能否查到？
雖然沒有確切的根據，竊以為是查不到的。因為國與國的這種普通的信息沒有共享，除非是你的行為太出格了，比如說遭到了國際刑警組織的通緝。
有的同學擔心呀，那天超速拿了張罰單，或是停車過時。
－－這些都在 "excluding" 中。
I-485 中還有類似的一問：
"2. Have you received public assistance in the United States ..."
有位女同學就愁上了，生小寶寶的時候用過 WIC, 會不會就因此成為了公眾負擔？
沒有。這位女同學都不必答 'Yes', 所有象這樣的臨時性的補助。
下麵所列的都不算（不限於此）：
Medicaid, CHIP, prenatal care
Food Stamps, WIC, school meals
原則有二：
1) 沒有接受現金 CASH WELFARE（如 SSI,TANF）；
2) 非長期 long-term
就不是 public charge.
另外，依附人即使接受了現金福利，但該福利不是家庭的唯一收入，亦不算。
對於追求上進的同學來說，還有頭疼的一問，那就是
"List your present and past membership in or affiliation with every ..."
填不填中共黨員呢？
除非是確信你能蒙混過關，否則還是如實填寫為好。黨員不是被拒的理由，完全沒有必要茶飯不思，大不了是麵試，或是說明已不參加組織活動了。
In July XXXX, the last year of my college education, the English Department of the University recommended me for Communist Party Membership. I decided to accept the invitation to join the Communist Party. I was awarded CP membership because I had been one of the best students in my class throughout my college life. In China, enrollment by CP is a reward for good performance, as well as for excellence in extra curricular activities and helping other students. CP membership makes it easier for a fresh graduate to get a good job in state-owned enterprises. So, in all my classmates’ minds, the recommendation for CP membership was not only recognition of excellent performance, but also would be a big help for job hunting after graduation. It was with the hope for a better job, that I accepted the recommendation and joined the CP before I left the University.
I have never been an active member of the CP, worked on any committee, attended any meetings or endorsed Chinese CP policies. In fact, I have just barely maintained the membership.During the first 3 years after my graduation my membership dues were deducted automatically from my pay check. After 1999, I stopped paying the CP membership dues and was thus been deprived of the membership 8 years ago.
上麵談的這幾點，不僅是針對 I-485 的，也同樣適用於申請公民。
附 錄
[1] A QUICK GUIDE TO ‘PUBLIC CHARGE AND RECEIPT TO PUBLIC BENEFITS (10/18/99)
Last Rvsd 12/18/09
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