Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an...
by thaumasiotes on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @03:59PM
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Legal prohibitions on providing law-related services without officially qualifying as a lawyer aren't exactly non-legislative means.
Lawyers have that nice shield that is the bar exam, but that is also de facto immigration since only ABA accredited schools qualify. So in one sense you're right, the legal profession does not need to lobby against high skilled immigration. However, the reason they don't need to isn't for any moral reason but rather because they can just lock out immigrants through non-legislative means.