Government
Jul. 24, 2013
State Bar backing malignant immigration legislation
Attorneys practicing in California - whether admitted in the state or elsewhere - will be ensnared by the bill's provisions because the definition of "immigration reform act services" is so mind-bendingly broad. By Angelo Paparelli
The eyes of the nation are fixed on Congress as the battle to enact comprehensive immigration reform plays out. The Senate by a lopsided, bipartisan majority has passed S. 744, a bill 1,100-plus pages in heft known as the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act."
The Senate's offering faces strong headwinds in the House, whose Republican majority seems intent on pursuing a piecemeal ap...
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