Maybe a special driver's license for that kind of situation...like how many states put a red background on the pics for those who are under 21...this would make it obvious to law enforcement that they are legal aliens.
Eric On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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