Justin Bieber deported? Nah... not yet. But an online petition to have the Canadian singer sent back to his home country is getting a lot of attention lately, and the White House is yet to address the issue.
According to Voice of America News, an online petition to have Justin Bieber deported has gotten 234,000 signatures already, and the figure is expected to increase even more.
The petition was raised on the White House Website, and by general rule, it needs to have at least 100,000 valid names before the Obama administration can respond to it.
And yes! The verdict on the petition of having Justin Bieber deported is to come "relatively soon," according to White House press secretary Jay Carney.
The "Boyfriend" singer has been nothing but scandalous lately, making headlines for a series of run-ins with the authorities. Thus, it is not surprising that the "We the People" petition was made.
The said petition of deporting Justin Bieber back to Canada was created on January 23, the same day the pop singer was arrested in Miami on charges of "driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license."
The unnamed individual from Detroit, who came up with the petition wrote: "We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture. We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked. He is not only threatening the safety of our people but he is also a terrible influence on our nation's youth. We the people would like to remove Justin Bieber from our society."
Voice of America News noted that the petition is asking that Bieber's green card or permanent resident status be revoked although, technically speaking, he is only on a temporary work visa.
Additionally, columnist Allan Wernick of New York Daily News wrote recently that the charges pressed against the pop star are not at all enough to have Justin Bieber deported.
"The crimes that lead most often to deportation of noncitizens like Justin Bieber are drug crimes, crimes the law calls 'aggravated felonies,' and crimes involving moral turpitude," Wernick noted. "DUI, drag racing, resisting arrest, and driving without a valid driver's license are not deportable offenses...Crimes involving moral turpitude generally are crimes committed with evil intent."
