California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. v. Legal Services Corporation

937 F.2d 465 CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, INC.; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; Maria Rita Aguilar; and Maria F. Castillo, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION; Terrance J. Wear, President; and Legal Services Corporation Pacific Regional Office, Defendants-Appellants. No. 89-16734. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 28, 1991. Before CHOY, FARRIS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.ORDER 1 The majority Opinion, 917 F.2d 1171 , filed October 26, 1990 is hereby amended by adding to it Judge Farris's concurring Opinion, copy of which is attached hereto. 2 FARRIS, Circuit Judge, concurring. 3 I agree with the majority that under traditional tools of statutory construction the term "financial services" is construed appropriately to refer to direct pecuniary aid. I write separately only because I do not find the Immigration Reform and Control Act to have unambiguously expressed the intent of Congress on this matter. Because the intent of Congress is not clear, the level of deference that should be accorded the Attorney General's interpretation poses a more difficult question…