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Undocumented Immigrant Seeks Trial

An undocumented immigrant that interrupted a state House hearing in February wants his case heard in Wake County Superior Court.

Gurnal Scott: Uriel Alberto was supposed to have a trial in District Court yesterday. His lawyer invoked a provision that allowed him to plead to a disorderly conduct charge without admitting guilt. An appeal was immediately filed. Alberto says he does not regret his actions at the House hearing. He says he has also followed President Obama's recent order to a allow children illegally brought to the U-S to remain here. Alberto says it still doesn't go far enough.

Uriel Alberto: It doesn't give status and it doesn't allow undocumented youth to pursue a college education which in reality what the organizations I deal with strive for.

Alberto could still be deported to Mexico. A provision of the president's policy requires undocumented immigrants like him to keep a clean record.

Gurnal Scott joined North Carolina Public Radio in March 2012 after several stops in radio and television. After graduating from the College of Charleston in his South Carolina hometown, he began his career in radio there. He started as a sports reporter at News/Talk Radio WTMA and won five Sportscaster of the Year awards. In 1997, Gurnal moved on to television as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WCSC-TV in Charleston. He anchored the market's top-rated weekend newscasts until leaving Charleston for Memphis, TN in 2002. Gurnal worked at WPTY-TV for two years before returning to his roots in radio. He joined the staff of Memphis' NewsRadio 600 WREC in 2004 eventually rising to News Director. In 2006, Raleigh news radio station WPTF came calling and he became the station's chief correspondent. Gurnal’s reporting has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, the North Carolina Associated Press, and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
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