The best way to understand this "conspiracy theory" is for you to hear the Governor himself say it at the Sacramento Press Club lunch. He was responding to a question from a Hispanic reporter for Channel 19. I threw my TV away ten years ago and have not watched TV since. I do not know the current status of local TV but I think Ch 19 is Telemondo or something like that.
Otherwise, here is a link to some Freep threads that discuss the matter from all angles.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/k-sb60/browse
I will quote from one of the threads' articles by everybody's favorite. One of the best and brightest Sacramento Bee brains, Daniel Weintraub
Now that SB 60, the illegal immigrants' drivers license bill, is about to be repealed, speculation shifts to exactly what Schwarzenegger envisions as the next move on this issue. He has said since the campaign that he was open to some sort of compromise. In an interview Monday with Univision 19 anchor Pablo Espinoza, the governor suggests that he will agree to legislation giving illegal immigrants licenses as long as they are able to show proof of insurance, undergo background checks and have their digital fingerprints recorded. Here is a transcript of the interview provided by the station:
Reporter: "You did say that to me when we talked one on one (Sept. 6, 2003) that you would consider a package deal that would have included a requirement of insurance for those people that are going to get the drivers license. That I know is something that you believe in. Do you also believe that all undocumented immigrants will be able to get a drivers license if they present insurance, if they have a background check, fingerprints?
Governor: "Absolutely...yes. This is what we are going to work on. This is what we are going to talk about, but right now the most important thing is to get this passed (the repeal of SB 60) so we can move to other issues. I think Senator Cedillo was extremely gracious and helpful with this whole thing. He is a great leader, he understood what would be the best thing for California; rather than just doing an immediate fix, but to make everybody happy. It doesn't make sense if the majority of Californians run around and hate the idea of undocumented immigrants having drivers licenses because there is no background check, because it doesn't solve the problem with insurance. Let's do it the right way, let's make every Californian happy and let's make the undocumented immigrants happy." [end extensive excerpt]
Note the reference to "background checks and have their digital fingerprints." IMO that will increase the license fees for everyone by two or three times, I bet. That has been cost estimates in the past.
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So in my mind the ""NO DEAL" with Gil Cedillo on SB1160" issue is like one of them stupid liberal tricks -- or, perhaps the "meaning of is" gambit.
Either way, it's silly. Fact is, the governor has stated clearly that he is open to a deal.
No amount of personal attacks are going to keep Americans from expressing an opinion on this most ciritcal (IMO) issue.