Law Practice
Sep. 7, 2012
Feds, attorneys dispute whether undocumented lawyer could legally work
Even if the state Supreme Court rules an undocumented immigrant can be a lawyer, whether he could legally obtain work remains a gray area.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Could an undocumented immigrant earn a living as a lawyer if he's admitted to practice law in California?
It depends on whom you ask.
The federal government says Sergio C. Garcia could never legally earn money as an attorney. The State Bar and other advocates for Garcia's bid to become a lawyer say the government is mistaken.
"I think they're just wrong,&qu...
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