Blanche v. Lau · ¶38

To be sure, an alien's ultimate inadmissibility under § 1182(a)(2) turns on whether the alien is convicted of an identified crime. But, § 1101(a)(13)(C)(v), by its express terms, incorporates by reference only the crimes § 1182(a)(2) identifes, not its requirement of conviction. Read together in that way, the provisions make good sense: “An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as seeking an admission . . . unless the alien . . . has committed,” § 1101(a)(13)(C)(v), “a crime involving moral turpitude,” § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). Read together in the way that Lau suggests, the provisions make little sense: “An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as seeking an admission . . . unless the alien . . . has committed,” § 1101(a)(13)(C)(v), a “convict[ion]” of “a crime involving moral…

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