Rodriguez v. Holder, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Aug. 23, 2010) (per curiam) (waived convictions under California Health & Safety Code 11350(a), possession of cocaine, still exist for the purposes of disqualifying respondent from eligibility for the personal-use exception to deportability for a later conviction of possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana); see Becker v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 1000, 1003-04 (9th Cir.2007); Molina-Amezcua v. INS, 6 F.3d 646, 647 (9th Cir.1993) ("A waiver of deportation gives the alien a chance to stay in the United States despite his misdeed, but it does not expunge the conviction.").

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