OPINION
Defendant, Jerson Otoniel Rodriguez, is a 34-year-old citizen of Guatemala who has lived in this country for more than 20 years. He pleaded nolo contendere to possession for sale of methamphetamine, a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11378. This is a deportable offense under federal law. (8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i); Padilla v. Kentucky (2010) 559 U.S. ___, ___, fn. 1 [176 L.Ed.2d 284,
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