-Caveat Lector- FWD, FYI from the Daily Breeze, April 5, 2002
(Editorial) Should California issue driver's licenses to 2 million illegal immigrants? Governor Gray Davis (D) apparently thinks so. "I believe we can fashion a bill," he said last week, "that gives people who have been here for a while and who are contributing to our economy the right to drive to work, and does not compromise public security." Davis has in mind a measure that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a driver's license if they ahve settled in California, have been issued a federal tax-payer identification number, and are seeking U.S. citizenship. Davis has placed himself at odds with two-thirds of California's registered voters, according to a Zogby poll. Not only do most white, black and Asian-American voters oppose driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, but so do a majority of Hispanic voters. It is hard for us to see how imdividuals who have broken America's immigration laws should be entitled to the state's official blessing in the fo rm of a driver's license. Bestowing driving privileges upon those who have illeglly migrated to California would only encorage more illegal immigration. For a driver's license is not just a permit authorizing a person to lawfully operate a motor vehicle. It is also an identification document enabling a person to secure employment, transact financial business, and board an airplane, among other things. The governor assures that only qualified illegal immigrants would be given the "right" to drive. But it takes next to nothing to obtain a federal taxpayer ID number, which is why so many undocumented immigrants have them. Anyone can claim to be seeking U.S. Citizenship. Davis also seems to think public security would not be compromised if illegal immigrants were limited to driving to work. But even those who favor licensing undocumented immigrants wonder why the governor makes such a distinction. Indeed, the issue is ot whether illegal immigrants ought to have a right to drive to work, to school or wherever, but whether those who are in this country illegally should be allowed to drive at all. And on that issue, Californians of all ethnic origins agree. The privilege of driving should be reserved for those who are legal residents. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
