Lawyers are too expensive to be affordable by most Americans. The result is that most people who need legal advice and representation don't get it. This can have dire consequences with people losing their homes, getting less than adequate care and even having their lives put at risk. A recent story on National Public Radio described the plight of political asylum applicants who are unrepresented by counsel. Most lose their cases and rather than going back to life-threatening situations, going underground, joining the masses of undocumented immigrants who fear their next traffic stop.
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