[thoughtomator]

The possible grounds for asylum are persecution on the basis of:

1) Race
2) Religion
3) Nationality
4) Political Opinion
5) Membership in a particular social group
6) Torture convention

The only one that can reasonably be applied is the last one. If this is the case, then this ruling gives basically a free pass for any Chinese citizen who wants to come to the US to claim asylum (all 1.2 billion plus), given that the treatment this woman experienced is the standard state policy of China.

[hchutch]

Even a blind hog will find an occasional acorn - and in this case, the Ninth Circuit got it right.

Quite frankly, I am disgusted with the thought that ANYONE would think of sending someone back to live under that policy. I think the United States government should not be an accessory to infanticide. Probably ticks off the "culture" warriors, but I really don't care.

This is one of those cases where people ought to be cut some slack vis-a-vis immigration law.