Government
Jun. 25, 2013
State Bar explores state, federal legislation to forestall immigration fraud
If Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform legislation, the State Bar intends to be ready with state laws to target lawyers defrauding immigrants and a federal provision to avoid pre-emption.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
By this time next month, the State Bar will likely be pushing bills in both the Legislature and Congress aimed at preventing lawyers from ripping off immigrants applying for help under any new federal immigration reform law. Fraud against people seeking green cards or asylum already is rampant, according to experts in the field, and incidents shoot up with every hint of deferred action or other relief. M...
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