October 8: Setting a precedent for the nation, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Saturday that will allow undocumented immigrants practice law in the state of California. This law forms a part of a series of 8 bills that expand the rights of immigrants in the Democrat majority state.

The California Supreme Court is now authorized to approve the requests of undocumented immigrants who desire to practice law in the state just like it approves the requests of other applicants who qualify to practice law.

There are other new laws in the state including the ending of the Secure Communities Partnership, which lets law enforcement detain immigrants for the immigration authorities, if they have committed crimes, for 48 hours past their release date so the immigration authorities can make arrangements for their deportation.

The series of bills also expands the rights of immigrant workers and makes it illegal for employers to retaliate against workers based on their citizenship status. In addition, unlike conservative states such as Arizona and Nebraska, California has also passed a law that will let nearly 38 percent of its total undocumented immigrant population apply for drivers’ licenses in the state. This will make the state a part of at least 9 states where the law will be implemented in 2015.

As Reuters reported, the California law “allows illegal immigrants to practice law grew out of a case of an undocumented Mexican immigrant, Sergio Garcia, who was brought to the United States as a baby and later graduated from a California law school. He has received the support of the State Bar of California and the state attorney general”.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a brief in the Supreme Court last year to oppose Garcia’s bid to gain admission in the California Department. Although, Garcia can now be admitted to the California bar, other immigrants in Florida and New York are trying their hands at the same

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