Hey, no plan is perfect. I admit there are fringe cases where what I think should be would cause issues.
I think that in those cases, where you are here legally, for an extended period of time, that you should be able to apply for a driver's license here. But, you should have to surrender it when you leave. See, I am not totally unreasonable :D On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > works for short trips, less so for longer stays. Some people are here > for years quite legally, you know. I was here for about five years > before I applied for a green card. > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Once again, I do not think you should be allowed to get a driver's >> license in the US if you are not a citizen or legal resident. If your >> Canadian license expires while you are here, tough shit - go back to >> Canada and get a new one. It is your responsibility to make sure your >> driver's license is up to date. My license was due to expire when I >> was in Scotland, so I made sure to renew it before we left. I know, >> its that whole common sense thing getting in the way again. >> >> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> forgot to address this. Suppose you were there for several months and >>> your license expired while you were there? I think my dad went through >>> something of the kind while we were in France, though I don't remember >>> if he resolved it by getting a French license. I am also sure that >>> this arose while we were in Washington, as he'd been gone from Canada >>> for years by then, but again, I don't know what he did. I do know that >>> my sister and I got Maryland driver's licenses. >>> >>>> I went to Scotland 2 years ago and drove all over the place. But I did >>>> so under my WV drivers license. I doubt I could gave gotten a Scottish >>>> license while I was there. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> You said it was a privilege that is or should be (I forget and am not >>>>> going to look it up) restricted to citizens and legal residents. What >>>>> about my dad when he moved here? He was here for three years as a >>>>> foreign correspondent for a chain of Canadian papers. The visa is a >>>>> non-resident visa. What about all the Canadians who live in Florida >>>>> six months a year? >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I never said tourists would not be allowed to drive, they should, as >>>>>> long as they have a valid driver's license in their own country. >>>>>> Tourist != illegal immigrant >>>>> >>>>> well, I think it's more something along the lines of this: If you are >>>>> desperate enough to cross illegally, you probably don't own a car. >>>>> >>>>>> However, tourists should not be allowed to get a driver's license in >>>>>> the United States if they are not citizens or legal residents. But, >>>>>> somehow I doubt an illegal immigrant would want to use the driver's >>>>>> license from their country of origin. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> whatever. It's a privilege sure but I don't think it has anything to >>>>>>> do with immigration status. Are you saying that Canadian tourists >>>>>>> should not drive? The Florida economy might take a hit then, and all >>>>>>> the states between there and Quebec ;p >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In America, driving is a privilege afforded to the citizens and legal >>>>>>>> residents of each state. If you are here illegally, you are not a >>>>>>>> citizen or legal resident of a state, therefore, you should not be >>>>>>>> allowed to get a driver's license. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What's next? Should illegals be allowed to get social security >>>>>>>> numbers? Be allowed to vote? Run for public office? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What you call prejudice, I call common sense. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> well, they did get insurance, actually, before REAL-ID forced New >>>>>>>>> Mexico to verify citizenship before issuing a driver's license. Your >>>>>>>>> prejudices are showing. A driver's license doesn't legalize anyone's >>>>>>>>> immigration status. It's just a license to drive. It does however >>>>>>>>> allow people to get insurance. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Well, you can't have it both ways. New Mexico stopped requiring >>>>>>>>>>> proof >>>>>>>>>>> of citizenship for driver's licenses so people could get insurance, >>>>>>>>>>> and got their hands smacked for it, If you want people to have >>>>>>>>>>> insurance, they have to be able to get a driver's license. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So, your solution to the problem is to a legalize the illegal >>>>>>>>>> activity? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> How about making it more difficult for illegals to get driver's >>>>>>>>>> licenses? I somehow doubt there are a huge number of illegal >>>>>>>>>> immigrants lining up to get auto insurance. They are already breaking >>>>>>>>>> the law by being here, does anyone really think they will start >>>>>>>>>> caring >>>>>>>>>> about the law when it comes to auto insurance? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I do not think illegal immigrants should be allowed to get driver's >>>>>>>>>> licenses. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Scott Stroz >>>>>>>>>> --------------- >>>>>>>>>> You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can >>>>>>>>>> wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://xkcd.com/386/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? 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