um. please name me one benefit or service to which one is entitled on producing a driver's license only. I triple dog dare ya :) I can't think of *one.* Around here you can't even get medical care from the university hospital without discussing immigration status. Illegal aliens *are* entitled to send their children to public schools, but I think the ID required is for the children.
You seem to be saying that minimum wage earners don't buy insurance. Is this considered a good enough reason for legal residents not to have it? There's a stiff fine in most states if I am not mistaken, regardless of income level or nationality. While sure, some illegals won't buy insurance anyway, why give them an excuse not to do so by making it impossible? This proposal will mean more paperwork for everyone to no benefit except to the lawmakers who are seens as "doing something." It would be better to institute cross-references between birth and death records, and to tighten up security around birth certificates. And, perhaps, to hire a few more Border Patrol guys. Dana On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:27:03 -0400, Larry White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think anyone who believes that giving illegals driver's licenses will > cause them to rush out and buy insurance is being a little naive. The > majority of them are earning minimum, or below, wages and they're going > to spend thousands on insurance? Most already drive so going thru a > simple driving test won't ensure they're good drivers, either. As a matter > of fact not having a licence would probably make them drive a little > more carefully to avoid attention. > > Issuing licences to those here illegally simply gives them a legitimate > piece of identification, that can used for benefits and services for > which they are not entitled. > > > > >they have to show ID (in NM at least)... just not proof that they are > >here legally. I for instance was able to get a copy of my NM driver's > >license, which was still valid, by showing my Texas driver's license. > >If this law passes, as I understand it, I would need a copy of my > >birth certificate and also -- since I am not a citizen -- my green > >card. I have one, but the additional hassle is not the point. The > >people who can't get driver's licenses won't be able to get insurance > >either. This will translate into even higher insurance rates... and > >the number of uninsureds running around NM is already too high. Excuse > >me, but I do not feel safer. > > > >Dana > > > >On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:02:15 -0500, Tangorre, Michael > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139135 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
