If the government argues that several convictions of driving under the influence of alcohol mean the person is an habitual drunkard, and therefore statutorily barred from showing good moral character for purposes of naturalization, counsel can: (1) obtain a report from a private psychiatrist with an independent evaluation of the question, (2) send the client to AA meetings, (c) obtain a certificate of completion from the program, and (4) argue that having a dependent personality does not make a person an alcoholic.
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