‘Diversity’ card will be replaced

POLICE HAVE ruled out bias as a motive after a 10-year-old Hasidic Jewish boy was assaulted in Brooklyn, cops said Monday.

The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force investigated the Sunday incident after police received reports that the attacker told the boy, “I hate Jews — give me your money!”

But further investigation revealed that the attacker — who escaped empty-handed — didn’t yell any anti-Semitic slurs, cops said Monday night. The victim was treated for minor injuries.

Police said the boy was walking home at about 8 p.m. when he was confronted on Harrison Ave. near Walton St. in Williamsburg.

The suspect, a male about 18, came up to the boy on a scooter and shoved him to the ground. Police said the suspect is a light-skinned black and had a Caesar haircut. Patrick P. McGowan, San

Francisco Only Congress can end the Diversity Visa green card lottery program. But even if that happens, your status as a permanent resident won’t change.

You should get your replacement green card soon. It’s taking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 10 to 12 months to replace green cards. Tina, by email You are a U.S. citizen if, prior to your birth, your father had been in the United States for five years, at least two of which were after he turned 14. Those rules apply to a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen and a noncitizen on or after Nov. 14, 1986.

Whether a person born abroad acquires U.S. citizenship at birth depends on whether the parents were married, whether (and for how long) the parents spent time in the United States, and the law at the time of the child’s birth. Note that these rules apply to children who “acquired” U.S. citizenship through birth abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents. Different rules apply to individuals who “derived” U.S. citizenship while in the United States as permanent residents. You can find excellent charts outlining acquisition and derivation of U.S. citizenship prepared by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.