The following excerpt is from Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738 (9th Cir. 2008):
This analysis is consistent with our case law on similar issues. In Sanchez-Trujillo v. INS, we held that a purported social group of "young, working class males who have not served in the military of El Salvador" was too "all-encompassing [a] grouping" to constitute "that type of cohesive, homogeneous group to which we believe the term `particular social group' was intended to apply." 801 F.2d 1571, 1572, 1577 (9th Cir.1986). "Individuals falling within the parameters of this sweeping demographic division naturally manifest a plethora of different lifestyles, varying interests, diverse cultures, and contrary political leanings." Id. at 1577.
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