you know that if I was a Reblican, I'd call that an unfunded mandate, right?
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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