Perez

MEMORANDUM **

Jessica Pantoja Perez, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which 1) dismissed her appeal of an immigration judge’s denial of her application for asylum and withholding of deportation, and 2) denied her motion to reopen to apply for suspension of deportation. Pursuant to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRI-RA”), the transitional rules apply, Kalaw v. INS; 133 F.3d 1147 , 1150 (9th Cir.1997), and we therefore have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), as amended by IIRIRA § 309(c), Avetova-Elisseva v. INS, 213 F.3d 1192 , 1195 n. 4 (9th Cir.2000). We review for substantial evidence whether an asylum applicant has proved a well-founded fear of persecution. Aruta v. INS, 80 F.3d 1389, 1393 (9th Cir.1996). We deny the petition for review.

Perez contends that substantial evidence does not support the BIA’s finding that she did not suffer persecution on account of her pohtical beliefs. We disagree. A review of the record does not compel a finding that Perez suffered persecution on account of her political beliefs. Id. at 1394-96 . Perez…