SACRAMENTO — Lawyers backing the admission of an undocumented immigrant to California’s Bar told the state Supreme Court on Monday that state and federal laws are no barriers to Sergio Garcia’s efforts to become a licensed attorney.
Garcia, whose parents first brought him to the United States from Mexico when he was 17 months old, is a law school graduate who passed California’s bar exam. The State Bar’s Committee of Bar Examiners has recommended Garcia for admission. Now, in a matter of first impression, the state Supreme Court will decide whether his undocumented status should block his career path.
