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Public Interest

Jun. 15, 2013

Immigration push inspires legal assistance groups to gear up to help

With comprehensive immigration reform once again front and center, legal nonprofit California Rural Legal Assistance Inc. and others are gearing up to combat misinformation by people who claim to be offering assistance.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When lawmakers enacted amnesty in 1986 for U.S. residents who came to the country illegally, a cottage industry of operators sprang up to help immigrants apply for the program. Billboards lined the streets of Los Angeles encouraging people to "sign up for amnesty now" even as many agents failed to screen applicants for eligibility or even send in completed applications. Now, with comprehensive immigr...

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