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For the first time, an undocumented immigrant will be able to practice law in New York. Cesar Vargas was sworn in Wednesday as the first undocumented immigrant admitted into the New York Bar Association.

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For the first time, an undocumented immigrant will be able to practice law in New York. Cesar Vargas was sworn in Wednesday as the first undocumented immigrant admitted into the New York Bar Association.

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