Thread: Illegal Aliens Are Lobbying To Win The Right To Practice Law In 50 States

Illegal Immigrants Are Lobbying To Win The Right To Practice Law In 50 States

Erin Fuchs|53 minutes ago

A nonprofit group called the DREAM Bar Association is lobbying every state in the union to grant law licenses to undocumented immigrants.

The group wants all 50 states to enact laws allowing graduates of ABA-accredited schools to receive law licenses after they pass the bar – regardless of their immigration status.

"This is a fundamental question of fairness," Jose Magaña, president of the group, said in a written statement issued ahead of a Tuesday press conference.
The DREAM Bar Association filed friend-of-the-court briefs with state supreme courts in Florida and California, which are both weighing whether lawyers can practice if they were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

The group takes its name from the bipartisan legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.




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Yeah just what we need, lawyers that don't even respect the law. I wish they would stop this nonsense. Don't they know how stupid they sound?

Good comment at the source link:

Just to be fair, if we are going to give law licenses to illegal aliens, then we should give law licenses to American lawbreakers too.

They have learned the squeaky wheels gets the attention. They are not hiding in the shadow, they are now completely taking over our country. Between Unions and Activists groups pouring in money and encouraging them to protest loudly and clearly their demands they will make more and more demands. We are losing because we play by the rules and obey laws. They don't. Every time we protest we are called racists, yet nobody is pointing out the racism and hate that I have seen daily during this election cycle.

Until we learn to meet illegal immigrants at every corner, at every protest and stop letting the media and liberals dictate the rules we will lose. It is time to tell them this is our country we make the laws this is our government, not theirs. If we have to paint our faces brown and march in the streets to be heard, I am willing.

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November 14, 2012
Judicial Watch

It’s not enough that illegal immigrants in the U.S. get driver’s licenses, taxpayer-subsidized college educations and backdoor amnesty from the president, now there’s a nationwide push for the right to practice law.

Only in America! A group called the DREAM Bar Association is lobbying every state in the union to grant law licenses to illegal aliens. The nonprofit got its name from a controversial federal bill called Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) that would provide a path to U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants brought to the country as kids. The measure also calls on states to provide discounted tuition for illegal immigrants at public colleges and universities.

But the right to practice law in the U.S. has always been a privilege that requires a special license—granted by states—that should not be compromised. After all, attorneys in this country are officers of the legal system and have special responsibility for the quality of justice. Allowing people who have violated the nation’s laws by their very presence in the country seems absurd to say the least.

Never the less, the DREAM Bar Association has picked up steam and support from the powerful open borders movement in its campaign to give illegal aliens law licenses. The Washington D.C. group boasts that it’s the first and only bar association representing “undocumented lawyers.” President Jose Magaña encourages all 50 states to pass legislation and promulgate rules to ensure that graduates of accredited laws schools are able to obtain a license and “fully utilize their legal education.” It’s a fundamental question of fairness, Magaña says.

His group has filed legal briefs in Florida and California, where state courts are considering cases involving illegal immigrants who graduated from law school but can’t obtain a license to practice. Florida’s Supreme Court heard its case last month involving Jose Godinez-Samperio, a Mexican illegal alien who came to the U.S. with his parents on visitors’ visas when he was 9 years old. He graduated from New College in Florida, earned a law degree from Florida State University and passed the state bar exam last year.

The California case centers on a Mexican man, Sergio Garcia, who for years went back and forth between Mexico and California. At 17, the family stayed in California for good and Garcia eventually graduated from law school and passed the bar exam. When California’s Supreme Court heard the case earlier this year, it sought guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ), which said an illegal immigrant should not be allowed to practice law in the state even though he passed the bar exam.

Illegal Immigrants Pushing For U.S. Law Licenses | Judicial Watch

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