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Florida Supreme Court says immigrant here illegally can't get law license
Source: Associated Press
Florida Supreme Court says immigrant here illegally can't get law license
Article by: BRENDAN FARRINGTON , Associated Press Updated: March 6, 2014 - 1:00 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Immigrants in the country illegally can't be given a license to practice law, a question that was raised when a man who moved here from Mexico when he was 9 years old sought a license in Florida, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The court said federal law prohibits people who are unlawfully in the country from obtaining professional licenses. The justices said state law can override the federal ban, but Florida has taken no action to do so.
The case involves Jose Godinez-Samperio, whose parents brought him to the United States on tourist visas and then never returned to Mexico. He graduated from New College in Florida, earned a law degree from Florida State University and passed the state bar in 2011.
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Article by: BRENDAN FARRINGTON , Associated Press Updated: March 6, 2014 - 1:00 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Immigrants in the country illegally can't be given a license to practice law, a question that was raised when a man who moved here from Mexico when he was 9 years old sought a license in Florida, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The court said federal law prohibits people who are unlawfully in the country from obtaining professional licenses. The justices said state law can override the federal ban, but Florida has taken no action to do so.
The case involves Jose Godinez-Samperio, whose parents brought him to the United States on tourist visas and then never returned to Mexico. He graduated from New College in Florida, earned a law degree from Florida State University and passed the state bar in 2011.
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Read more: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/248865911.html
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But I wish he could have done something about his status earlier.
rocktivity
