Legal Opinion

HEITLAND

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 1974No. 2259PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Interim Decision #2259 MAI. 1 ea OF HEITLAND In Deportation Proceedings A-19492601 A-17587648 Decided by Board January 25, 197.4 • (1) A "commercial or agricultural enterprise" within the meaning of 8 CFR 212.8(b)(4) requires a business venture productive of some service or commod- ity. (2) The nature of an "investment" within the meaning of 8 CFR 212.8(b)(4) must be such that it tends to guard against the possibility that the alien will compete with American labor for available skilled or unskilled positions. (3) A Florida land holding (which appears to be of a speculative nature) and a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. FINAUBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1967

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Ka Fung Chan v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Khapabhai Dahyabhai Patel and Pramilaben Khapabhai Patel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Ram Chudshevid, and Dongtip Chudshevid v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  4. Madhukant Jinabhai Mehta v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  5. Bernard Kahlenberg v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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