The highest state courts in California and Florida will rule on cases considering whether illegal immigrants are eligible to practice law in the United States, according to the WSJ Blog. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners granted Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio a waiver to take the bar exam when he was unable to provide proof of immigration status. Godinez-Samperio passed the bar exam and now the Florida Board of Bar Examiners awaits an advisory opinion from the Florida Supreme Court before formally allowing him to practice law.
In California, Sergio C. Garcia was sworn in as a lawyer but the California bar is taking a second look at Garcia's case because of his immigration status.
Illegal immigrants are "barred from receiving federal grants, loans and professional licenses, unless the benefits are approved by individual states" and it is against the law for an employer to hire knowingly an illegal immigrant. Click here for more on this story.
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