Posted on 11/01/2009 1:49:43 AM PDT by thecodont
The announcement that starting Sunday, San Francisco would no longer impound the cars of drivers who do not have a driver's license - many of whom are undocumented immigrants - set off a roar of outrage in the city and beyond.
It's been called a "get out of jail free pass" and "sanctuary on wheels."
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The reality is that undocumented immigrants are in double jeopardy. They are not allowed to get a driver's license - although they could in California until 1994 - but if they are stopped their car is taken away ... because they don't have a license.
The theory, apparently, is that the roughly 2 million undocumented residents of California will see the light and will decide to take buses, trains, and water taxis.
Right. And how's that working out?
Here's a news bulletin: They are driving to work, to take kids to school, and to the store. They are driving without a license, without insurance, and without an incentive to stop if they are in an accident. In the worst case scenario, says Gascón, they convince themselves that it makes sense to try to run away from the police.
"After 1994, when the license law was repealed," Gascón said, "police pursuits went up."
Why not make a run for it? You're already going to lose your car. That isn't logical, but it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
If they knew they were only going to get a ticket, like anyone else, wouldn't they be less likely to take off on a dangerous police chase?
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Even if they don’t deport them, impounding their cars and requiring a driver’s license to release them else they are auctioned off or sold for scrap often enough will bankrupt them and make them leave.
Oh, forgot to mention - it will also make the city a lot of money.
It’s what Dallas and other Texas cities do.
That would solve, or least address, a lot of other problems too. Until we stop treating symptoms and start treating the disease itself not much is going to change.
Same with Iran. Much of the trouble we see in the world today can be traced right back to the mullahs and and their perception that they are on an Allah-given mission to convert the world to their religion.
We should respect their property rights, including their ownership of a car. They should also respect our rights and our laws. If Mexican citizens respect our laws and stay home, or respect our laws and come here legally, we should not impound their vehicles. If they enter our country illegally, we should transport them home and only keep their vehicles if they don’t have the money to pay all our costs in enforcing our laws. [And BTW, we should fingerprint them, ban them from returning and from any path to citizenship for life, and lock them up for a couple years if they do return.]
What part of ‘illegal’ doesn’t C.W.Nevius get?
We shouldn’t be coddling criminals and illegal aliens!
So, does this mean they will now get a driver’s license, registration and have insurance? Let’s see they broke into the country, continue to break the rule of law each and every second they are here, don’t worry about insurance, accidents, health and welfare of those they hurt…the citizenry is on the hook for all their social issues wasting multiple billions of dollars to start with which could be better spent else where. So what makes anyone think this human debris will do what everyone else has to do; look at their own turd-world origins, they ran away from that and the political class wants to do the same thing here. So the masters of smart think they will be getting a different result. “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder!” So, does this also mean the rest of the citizens do not have to obey the law either, can drive without a license, not be required to have insurance and no public responsibility? How about all those individuals that Cal State DMV will not provide a license to, what should they do? Appears the Progressive Animal Farm brings no equality under the law or common sense to in the support of liberty and freedom. And such has too many designs to be just a miscalculation!
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Seizing Vehicles is only the Start.
There is a Legal Principle called “The fruit of the Poisoned Tree”.
All possessions purchased with funds obtained after entering the Country Illegally should be Forfeit.
That is the way it is with the Proceeds of Drug Activity.
...or steal another car...
In which case, the owner gets the car back and the alien goes to jail.
...one and the same...
Call it what it is: a protected class of crime...
Immediate deportation solves the problem.
No argument there, but SF isn’t about to do that.... Unfortunately.
“The reality is that undocumented immigrants are in double jeopardy. They are not allowed to get a driver’s license - although they could in California until 1994 - but if they are stopped their car is taken away ... because they don’t have a license.”
And throw them out of the country! Problem solved. If you just give them a ticket why are they going to need a license or insurance like everyone else? They will just continue driving without these little inconveniences.
Don’t they have “equal justice under law” over there? If one class of people isn’t punished, no others should be punished. If one is not subject to laws and regulations, no others should be subject.
Kind of basic, or it used to be.
They have no business in this country, much less driving their kids to school they arent helping to pay for.
it all comes down to the big lie we hear over and over again. “the problem is too big and the only solution is amnesty”
Until the scoundrels that tell us these lies are voted out,the problem will only fester and grow.
Do you hear me Juan Mcain? Lindsay Grahmnesty?
In the PR Massachusetts, catch and release has been the de facto policy on illegals for a long time.
Why should a legal citizen be required to have a drivers license and car insurance if Illegals aren’t?
The last couple of minutes of the 9-minute vid deal with good intentions.
They make it sound as if this is some great Catch-22. The whole point is that they are not supposed to get the car in the first place since they are not allowed to drive one.
The answer is simple: Deport them.
I think we should adopt Mexican immigration laws and apply them to Mexicans.
They don’t want anyone coming in unless the can easily take care of themselves financially and can contribute financially to the country. They essentially want only “professionals.”
IMO the illegal should be arrested and put on the bus back to Mexico after the car is driven to the impound lot. The nerve of these people to come here illegally and then drive around , many of them half drunk, on roads paid for by Americans.
That is the very essence of why we had law and order in the 50's but not now. PC and touchy-feely have ruined our civil protections.
2 million undocumented residents of California and only one pair of jumper cables,cure take the cables.
The knee-jerk leftist Nevius is another reaason the Chronicle has lost 200,000 circulation this year.
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