![]() The forty-three page publication gives little detail but does provide the basic framework on which other works have been based. Entitled The Italians of Cleveland, it was a general survey of the group's early settling patterns, business, civic and religious leaders as well as a description of their social and fraternal organizations. Coulter in 1919 under the auspices of the Cleveland Americanization Committee. The first analysis of the city's Italian population was undertaken by Charles W. Although one of the most recent groups to immigrate to Cleveland, the Italian population has nevertheless been the subject of several studies over the last half century as well as a series of less extensive but equally important articles. THE ITALIANS OF CLEVELAND: AN INTRODUCTIONĬleveland's Italian community is one of the most colorful and vital of the city's 60 ethnic groups and has been a favorite topic of area writers. Mileti's Grocery Store on the corner of Mayfield and Murray Hill Roads, circa 1910. Kubes’ statements to Czech television have the appearance of publicizing himself and aggrandizing himself by promoting his services.G. As an immigration lawyer who already represents a number of Gypsy refugee claimants, Mr. Persons who make a refugee claim on arriving in this country automatically qualify for legal aid. ‘I would say the program definitely encouraged people to come as a whole.'” ‘I represent them once they get here.’ But he conceded that his appearance on the program has in effect encouraged a great many people to come to Canada. The Globe and Mail (August 13, 1997) reported an interview with Kubes: “‘I don’t really get into recruiting people to come to Canada,’ he said. The Toronto Sun (August 23, 1997) identifies “George Kubes, who represents 50 Gypsy families - part of a recent flood of refugees from the Czech republic.” Subsequent to this documentary, there has been a flood of Gypsies who have come to Canada to claim refugee status. This documentary portrayed in glowing terms the benefits and freedoms that awaited would-be Gypsy illegals who might come to Canada and claim “refugee” status. “Public communication should not be used for the purpose of publicizing the lawyer and should be free from any suggrestion that the lawyer’s purpose is self-promotion or self-aggrandizement.”Īccording to the Globe and Mail (August 15, 1997), George Kubes was the only person interviewed about the Canadian immigration process for the controversial Czech TV Nova documentary Na Vlastni Oci (In Your Own Eyes), which aired on August 6. I call your attention to the section entitled “Lawyers: Their Public Appearances and Public Statements” in the Professional Conduct Handbook of the Law Society of Upper Canada. I wish to file a formal complaint against Ontario lawyer George Kubes. For more information, contact Paul Fromm, Research Director of C-FAR at 90 FAX 90 Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen Street, West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N6 Attention: Complaints Department The full text of Fromm’s letter is attached. It has further called for a national debate on immigration followed by a binding referendum to set immigration policy. It has called for a five-year moratorium on immigration to Canada, consistent with public polls on the issue. It is dedicated to immigration and foreign aid reform. Kubes’ statements to Czech television have the appearance of publicizing himself and aggrandizing himself by promoting his services,” Fromm charges.Ĭitizens for Foreign Aid Reform is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1979. “Persons who make a refugee claim on arriving in this country automatically qualify for legal aid. In published reports Kubes has conceded that his appearance on the program has in effect encouraged a great many people to come to Canada. Subsequent to this documentary, there has been a flood of Gypsies who have come to Canada to claim refugee status.” Fromm’s states: “This documentary portrayed in glowing terms the benefits and freedoms that awaited would-be Gypsy illegals who might come to Canada and claim ‘refugee’ status. Kubes represents at least 50 Gypsy families. The complaint is made under a rule forbidding lawyers to make public statements for the purpose of “self-promotion or self-aggrandizement.”įromm’s complaint refers to statements made by Kubes in the Czech TV Nova documentary Na Vlastni Oci (In Your Own Eyes) which aired on August 6. Today, Paul Fromm, Research Director of Citizens for Foreign Aid Reform, filed a complaint with the Law Society of Upper Canada against lawyer George Kubes. Complaint Against Gypsies’ Lawyer Filed With Law Society
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