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timosman
12-12-2016, 03:21 AM
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/02/04/illegal-immigrant-sworn-in-as-lawyer-in-new-york/


February 4, 2016

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) -- It is an enormous victory tonight for immigrant rights, and for a 32-year-old man who has been in this country since he was 5 undocumented.

Cesar Vargas was sworn in as an attorney thanks to a panel of New York judges who ruled his undocumented status has no bearing on his character and fitness to practice law.

With his mother by his side, Vargas emerged from a Brooklyn courthouse with a four-year legal journey now behind him.

The undocumented immigrant activist was sworn in Wednesday as a lawyer.

"It was an amazing moment. It felt like the day was never going to come. But it's here, through the support of so many people, my family, my mother," Vargas said.

"Now that he is finally an attorney, I am so proud of him," said Teresa Galindo, Vargas' mother.

Vargas and his family arrived from Mexico 28 years ago and settled on Staten Island.

He graduated from St. Francis College and the CUNY School of Law and passed the bar exam in 2011. But his bar admission was denied because of his immigration status.

Last year, a panel of five judges ruled he could be admitted to practice law.

"This is a victory as well for the judiciary branch of this state. They have said, we are the exclusive determining factor as to who gets to practice law," said Juan Cartagena, of LatinoJustice.

"I'm going to dedicate my career to my family, my community and to this great nation that has opened the door to really realize the American dream," Vargas said.

What lies ahead, says Vargas, is helping others experience that very same dream.

Weston White
12-12-2016, 08:20 AM
So then when are all states and the federal government going to lift their prohibition against employing non-citizens?

presence
12-12-2016, 09:00 AM
“A libertarian society would put less emphasis on citizenship because there would be no specific rewards [for being a citizen].”


Ron Paul

presence
12-12-2016, 09:32 AM
Frankly the 2 liberty issues I see in this article are that the state is perceived to have the authority to license anyone to work or cross borders.

If you want to find something to be upset about w/ regard to immigration, why not focus on the $100,000,000.00 spent ferrying immigrant children around the country since 2014 in route to their $1000/mo/kid state paid care givers.

angelatc
12-12-2016, 12:42 PM
So much for their ethics clause.

TheCount
12-12-2016, 12:58 PM
So much for their ethics clause.What part is unethical?

Valli6
12-12-2016, 01:03 PM
How can any case he's involved in NOT lead to a mistrial?

Meanwhile
“A libertarian society would put less emphasis on citizenship because there would be no specific rewards [for being a citizen].”
Since we are not a libertarian society now, we don't reap the benefits of such.
It accomplishes nothing positive to entitle socialists to the benefits of libertartianism, while we ourselves are denied such benefits. The socialist/opportunist is not going to argue against any concept that benefits him at the moment, but will certainly reject that same concept when it benefits someone other than himself.

Zippyjuan
12-12-2016, 01:11 PM
Good for him for working hard to make something of himself. An excellent example for people to follow.

timosman
12-12-2016, 02:38 PM
How can any case he's involved in NOT lead to a mistrial?

Meanwhile
Since we are not a libertarian society now, we don't reap the benefits of such.
It accomplishes nothing positive to entitle socialists to the benefits of libertartianism, while we ourselves are denied such benefits. The socialist/opportunist is not going to argue against any concept that benefits him at the moment, but will certainly reject that same concept when it benefits someone other than himself.

+rep

timosman
12-12-2016, 02:38 PM
Good for him for working hard to make something of himself. An excellent example for people to follow.

Yeah Zippy, I am glad you got your participation reward.