context: Rather, we hold the uniform rule is ... that of 'good moral character.'"). Courts have also endorsed using federal, instead of state, standards to interpret federal laws regulating immigration.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 43 F.3d 211, 214-15
citation_a.parenthetical: acknowledging the general rule that federal law governs the application of congressional enactments in the absence of a directive to the contrary
citation_a.sentence: See Wilson v. INS, 43 F.3d 211, 214-15 (5th Cir.1995) (acknowledging the general rule that federal law governs the application of congressional enactments in the absence of a directive to the contrary); Ye v. INS, 214 F.3d 1128, 1132-33 (9th Cir.2000) (using a federal common law definition of "burglary” to determine if petitioner had been convicted of a deportable offense); Kahn v. INS, 36 F.3d 1412, 1415 (9th Cir.1994) (interpreting the term “family ties” as a factor to be considered in granting discretionary relief from deportation, and holding “the Board must apply a flexible, uniform standard that reflects the federal policies underlying § 212(c) [of the INA].”); Moon Ho Kim v. INS, 514 F.2d 179, 181 (D.C.Cir.1975) (interpreting "adultery” for the purpose of eligibility for voluntary departure, and holding that "the appropriate approach is the application of a uniform federal standard.”).
citation_b.signal: but see
citation_b.identifier: 531 F.2d 693, 696-97
citation_b.parenthetical: using state law to define "adultery" in the absence of a federal definition, and suggesting that "[arguably, Congress intended to defer to the state in which an alien chooses to live for the precise definition ... for it is that particular community which has the greatest interest in its residents' moral character."
citation_b.sentence: But see Brea-Garcia v. INS, 531 F.2d 693, 696-97 (3rd Cir.1976) (using state law to define "adultery” in the absence of a federal definition, and suggesting that “[arguably, Congress intended to defer to the state in which an alien chooses to live for the precise definition ... for it is that particular community which has the greatest interest in its residents’ moral character.”).