Miguel Raul Corea-Ortega v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

73 F.3d 368 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Miguel Raul COREA-ORTEGA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70517. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 5, 1995. * Decided Dec. 29, 1995. Before: BROWNING, CANBY and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** I. 2 The denial of Corea's asylum application was supported by substantial evidence. To be eligible for asylum, Corea was required to demonstrate a "well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion." See 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a), 1101(a)(42)(A). 3 Corea claimed he had been persecuted because of his anti-Sandinista political views, stating that he was forced to resign from one job, was fired from another, was denied a shoemaker's license, and had his food ration card confiscated. Corea also testified that mobs had painted pro-Sandinista slogans on his house and…