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California Supreme Court

May 19, 2012

State justices wade into questions about undocumented immigrant's effort to be admitted to the bar

When the state Supreme Court asked for briefing on whether an undocumented immigrant can be admitted as a lawyer in California , it didn't ask simple questions.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - When the state Supreme Court asked for briefing on whether an undocumented immigrant can be admitted as a lawyer in California, it didn't ask simple questions.


"They're the questions of the day," said Jerome Fishkin, the attorney representing undocumented bar applicant Sergio C. Garcia. The court essentially asked, "What is our national policy on immigration?&...

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