[looscnnn]

"The author is an immigration lawyer for crying out loud."

Yes, legal immigrants do need lawyers from time to time or did you think that they were above the law? Why not specialize, I see a lot of posts on FR that say that the unemployed should start their own businesses and carve their own niches. That is what this guy did, he carved his own niche by specializing in immigrants. Just like some lawyers specialize in bancruptcy, some in criminal defense, some in business law, etc. They all represent the bad, along with the good. Lawyers get the stereotyped by people like you, because of a few bad lawyers. I know a lot of lawyers, a couple do fit the stereotype, most don't fit the stereotype.

[Dane]

That is what this guy did, he carved his own niche by specializing in immigrants

So you would not rail against him if he defended an immigrant who overstayed their visa. That and other things like that is what immigration law is all about.