Opinion ID: 1185484
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Heading: Outbreak of War, Seizure of Alien.

Text: Another general reason given for exclusion of aliens from the legal profession is that the possibility of war between the United States and the alien's country might necessitate the seizure of the alien with resultant injury to his clients. [19] The possibility of such an occurrence seems remote. But even if it should happen, the internment or seizure of an alien attorney would be no different in practical effect than the death or incapacity of a citizen attorney, so far as clients are concerned. [20] Clients would be inconvenienced to some extent either way in seeking substitute counsel. The possibility of war and resulting disability of an alien attorney is not, we believe, a legitimate factor in denying admission to the bar of a resident alien who intends to be a citizen and meets all other legitimate qualifications of those seeking admission to the legal profession.