CA State Bar says illegals should be allowed to practice law!!!

[Ravi]

What a joke our legal system is when even lawyers say criminal invaders of america can be lawyers!

California bar: Illegal immigrant should get law license - U.S. News

California bar: Illegal immigrant should get law license

Updated at 445 p.m. ET -- An illegal immigrant applying for a law license in California should be allowed to receive it, the State Bar of California argues in a filing to the state Supreme Court.

Sergio Garcia, 35, of Chico, Calif., has met the rules for admission, including passing the bar exam and the moral character review, and his lack of legal status in the United States should not automatically disqualify him, the Committee of Bar Examiners said Monday.

“ … Mr. Garcia’s status in the United States, should not, ipso facto, be grounds for excluding him from law licensure. He has met all of the prescribed qualifications and there is no reason to believe he cannot take the oath and faithfully uphold his duties as an attorney,” the bar said.

Garcia's father is a naturalized citizen, according to the bar, and Garcia is waiting for a visa that would give him legal permanent residency. His application for a law license is being weighed by the court because his case is unprecedented in the state, the bar committee said.

He's not illegal if he's awaiting word on his Visa application.

 

[Katzndogz]

What a joke our legal system is when even lawyers say criminal invaders of america can be lawyers!

California bar: Illegal immigrant should get law license - U.S. News

California bar: Illegal immigrant should get law license

Updated at 445 p.m. ET -- An illegal immigrant applying for a law license in California should be allowed to receive it, the State Bar of California argues in a filing to the state Supreme Court.

Sergio Garcia, 35, of Chico, Calif., has met the rules for admission, including passing the bar exam and the moral character review, and his lack of legal status in the United States should not automatically disqualify him, the Committee of Bar Examiners said Monday.

“ … Mr. Garcia’s status in the United States, should not, ipso facto, be grounds for excluding him from law licensure. He has met all of the prescribed qualifications and there is no reason to believe he cannot take the oath and faithfully uphold his duties as an attorney,” the bar said.

Garcia's father is a naturalized citizen, according to the bar, and Garcia is waiting for a visa that would give him legal permanent residency. His application for a law license is being weighed by the court because his case is unprecedented in the state, the bar committee said.

He's not illegal if he's awaiting word on his Visa application.

That's easy. His application should be suspended pending the visa.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

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He's not illegal if he's awaiting word on his Visa application.

That's BS. Of course he's illegal. You can't invade another country illegally and THEN ask for a visa.

 

[Flopper]

Garcia is an undocumented immigrant. He has not broken a criminal law. If a court so rules, he is guilty of a violation of civil law. Since he has not been found guilty of anything, I don't see how the court can deny him a license unless there is more to the story than what's in the media.

IMHO, he earned his law degree, passed his law exams, and should be licensed.

He has admitted he's an illegal and should be deported. That ends the issue right there.

No, only if CA law says he can't be licensed. Being in the country illegally is not a criminal offense.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

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No, only if CA law says he can't be licensed. Being in the country illegally is not a criminal offense.

You don't have to break a law to be denied a law license. Things like incompetence or alcoholism can get you disbarred also. Certainly living illegally in a country is also adequate.

 

[NeoTemplar]

lawyers are supposed to bend the law in favor of their clients not break it outright, the others are right the fact he has admitted to being, illegal should be enough to get him disbarred in itself.

Definition of ILLEGAL: not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit

Merriam Webster