United States Ninth Circuit

Though petitioners may have suffered adverse economic consequences from South Africa's Employment Equity Act 55, which allegedly caused them to lose their longtime jobs on account of their race, their loss did not rise to the level of economic persecution. Asylum petition is denied.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/01/2004
• Decided 04/22/2004
• Published 04/22/2004

Judges

• WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:, Before: CANBY, WARDLAW, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carol L. Edward and Eric P. Lin, Seattle, WA, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Blair T. O'Connor, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.