California grants law license to immigrant

January 2, 2014 at 5:36p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court granted a law license today to a man who has been living in the U.S. illegally for two decades, a ruling that advocates hope will open the door to immigrants seeking to enter other professions such as medicine, nursing and accounting. The unanimous decision means Sergio Garcia, who attended law school and passed the state bar exam while working in a grocery store and on farms, can begin practicing law immediately.